Instant Pot chicken pulao
Make this effortless Instant Pot Pulao, which is a complete meal ready in under 1 hour
Servings: 6
Calories: 600kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs chicken 1 whole chicken cut into 16 pieces
- 2 cups rice extra-long grain basmati
- 1/3 cup olive oil or any other oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1.5 tsp salt or to taste
- 2 chicken cubes 1 packet
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2.5 cups water
Instructions
- Peel and dice the onion, chop the tomato.
- In an Instant Pot, set to saute mode, add onions and cook for 7-8 minutes or until slightly golden.
- I have diced the onion finely so it can brown faster. Use a dice for it.
- Once onions are brown, add ginger and garlic paste.
- Cook for a minute, and then add chopped tomatoes.
- Mix it well, and add chicken pieces.
- Now add salt, cumin seeds, chili flakes, and mix them well. Keep cooking for another 5 minutes.
- Add 2 chicken cubes and cook for another 3 minutes or until you see the chicken turning brown. (Total of 8 minutes)
- Now add washed basmati rice and 2.5 cups of water.
- Cover and pressure cook on the rice setting for 12 minutes.
- If you don't have rice setting, then cook for 12 minutes under pressure
Nutrition
Calories: 600kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 997mg | Potassium: 416mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 519IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg