Name: Chicken Biryani Recipe in an electric rice cooker
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: Chicken – 1 kg; Basmati Rice – 1 bowl; Water – 2 bowls; Cinnamon sticks – 15 No.; Cloves – 15 No.; Star anise – 2 No.; Green cardamoms – 8 No.; Bay leaves – 5 No.; Onions – 2 cups; Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.; Salt – 3 tbsp.; Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp.; Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp.; Coriander powder – 1 tbsp.; Lemon extract – 3 tbsp.; Mint leaves – ½ cup; Coriander leaves – ½ cup; Oil – 4 tbsp.; Green chillies – 4 No.

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Chicken Biryani Recipe in an electric rice cooker can save your time as we need not check whether rice is done or not. Chicken is marinated for 30 minutes and cooked separately before adding to the rice.

To save our time during marination we soak rice for 15-30 minutes and semi cook both of them and then mix. When rice is semi-cooked, it tends to absorb spices and it’s the perfect time to add chicken to rice.

Learn how to make Chicken Biryani Recipe in an electric rice cooker with step by step image instructions along with tips and a video.

Contents

Tips to make Chicken Biryani Recipe in an electric rice cooker:

Usually, we add 2 bowls of water for every bowl of rice. As we are soaking rice we need to lower water to get grainy rice.
The fresh ground spice gives good flavour so avoid adding packed masala spices.
Add marinated chicken before rice cooks and there is liquid starch in it so that rice absorbs spices.
If you want we can add 1 tbsp. ghee once the rice is cooked to have a nice aroma and flavour.

Chicken Biryani Recipe in an electric rice cooker

Chicken Biryani Recipe in an electric rice cooker can save your time as we need not check whether rice is done or not.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Chicken Biryani Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 6

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

Chicken – 1 kg
Basmati Rice – 1 bowl
Water – 2 bowls
Cinnamon sticks – 15 No.
Cloves – 15 No.
Star anise – 2 No.
Green cardamoms – 8 No.
Bay leaves – 5 No.
Onions – 2 cups
Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
Salt – 3 tbsp.
Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp.
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp.
Coriander powder – 1 tbsp.
Lemon extract – 3 tbsp.
Mint leaves – ½ cup
Coriander leaves – ½ cup
Oil – 4 tbsp.
Green chillies – 4 No.

Instructions

In an electric rice cooker bowl add basmati rice and clean gently.
Add two bowls of water and soak for 15-30 minutes with lid covered.
Let’s prepare spice powder for marination. In a mixer grinder add cinnamon sticks, green cardamoms, star anise, bay leaf, cloves and onions. Make a soft paste.
In a wide mixing bowl add cleaned chicken pieces, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, above spice paste, red chilli powder, coriander powder, coriander leaves, mint leaves and lemon juice.
Mix all ingredients and keep them aside to marinate along with rice.
After 30 minutes put the vessel in an electric cooker and power on.
Add little oil in a pan and add cinnamon sticks, green cardamoms, bay leaves, cloves, green chillies and onions.
Saute for a second and add marinated chicken and mix well.
Cook for 5-10 minutes till the rice starts boiling.
Once the chicken is semi-cooked, add this to rice and mix.
Check water for salt and add 2 tbsp. (as per your taste) and close the lid to cook further till electric cooker butter raises.
Chicken Biryani Recipe made in the electric cooker is ready to serve.