Instant Pot Chicken Shorba
Let's make this easy Instant Pot comfort food, which is perfect for your desi-style cravings
Servings: 6
Calories: 267kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 large tomato
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red chili powder Cayenne pepper
- 1/3 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 2 cups water or use less
- Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Peel and slice onions. Wash and chop tomatoes.
- Set Instant Pot to sauté mode and add oil
- Add peeled and sliced onions, cook for about 5 minutes or until translucent
- Now add ginger and garlic paste. Mix and give it a minute.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook for another minute.
- Now add all of the mentioned spices and keep cooking until oil starts showing up on the side. About 5 minutes
- Now, use a hand blender or regular blender to blend this mixture and transfer it back to the pot.
- Add chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes on saute mode while stirring often
- Now add 2 cups of water (use less if you want a thicker gravy) and pressure cook for 5 minutes. See notes
- If you are using boneless chicken you don’t need to pressure cook. Just cook on the saute mode for another 5 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro and enjoy
Video
Notes
I left the Instant Pot on saute mode and covered it for five minutes. After 5 minutes, I released the pressure and garnished it with cilantro
Nutrition
Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 454mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 464IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg