pressure cooker Chicken Biryani

Ingredients
Chicken Bone-in pieces 8
Basmati Rice 1 1/2 cups soaked for 30 minutes into cold water
Fried Onion 1 cup
Ginger 1/2 " long piece
Garlic 3 to 4 cloves
Yoghurt 1 cup
Tomato 1 large chopped
Green chilies 4 to 5 or as per taste
Fresh Mint leaves 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup
Turmeric 1/2 teaspoon
Cloves 5 to 6
Cinnamon stick 1" long stick
Green Cardamom pods 5 to 6
Black cardamom 2
Shah Jeera 1 tablespoon
Vegetable oil 3 tablespoons
Salt as per taste

Steps to Prepare
In a small grinder add Ginger, Garlic, Green Chilies, Mint Leaves, Coriander leaves and 1 tablespoon of water and grind to make a fine paste.
Take a bowl add the Mint cilantro paste to it, add Yogurt, Salt, Turmeric, Tomato, Fried Onion and mix well. Now add the chicken pieces to the mixture and marinate with the mixture.
Take a pan and heat 3 tablespoons of oil into the pan. Add the marinated chicken pieces to the pan and cover it for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes open the lid, now you can see lots of water came from the chicken.
Evaporate all the excess water and stir fry till oil comes out from the chicken. Turn off the heat.
Now heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a Pressure Cooker and add Cloves 5 to 6, Green cardamom pods 5 to 6, Cinnamon stick 1" long stick , Black cardamom 2, Shah Jeera 1 tablespoon and some salt and fry till a nice aroma comes from the whole spices.
Now add the soaked rice to the Cooker and fry for a minute. Add the chicken pieces to the Pressure Cooker.
Add 1 & 3/4 cup of water into the Pressure Cooker. Pressure cook the Biryani for 2 whistle on High heat. Turn off the oven and let the pressure release itself .
When all the pressure is released by itself, open the lid and your Biryani is ready to serve. Enjoy it with raita.

Tawa Chicken

Ingredients :

250gms -chicken
1 large onion - finely chopped
1 capsicum - finely chopped
3 medium tomatoes or tomato puree
   1/2 cup yogurt - beaten
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2-3 green chillies - finely chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp carom seeds(ajwain)
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
2 tbsp crushed kasuri methi
 Juice of half a lime
Salt as required
Chopped coriander leaves and mint for garnishing
2 tbsp butter
2-3 tbsp oil

Directions :

Take chicken in a mixing bowl. Add 1 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,salt and little kasuri methi, mix well and leave it to marinate for 30-40 minutes.
Heat butter on a tawa, when it melts add marinated chicken and saute it well for 6-8 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
To the same tawa add oil and heat it. Add cumin and carom seeds. When they splutter add chopped onions and saute till they turn golden.
Add ginger garlic paste, green chillies, chopped capsicum and stir well and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
Now add red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, yogurt and salt, stir it and cook for a minute.
Now add tomato puree and cook it further stirring in between till the tomato puree is cooked enough. This may take around 4-5 minutes.
Now mix fried chicken and saute it well for another 5-6 minutes. Sprinkle garam masala powder, lemon juice and kasuri methi and stir well. Saute for another 2 minutes.
Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander and mint leaves.