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Easy One-Pot Chicken and Rice | Pressure Cooker Meal
One-pot chicken and rice is a delicious midweek dinner recipe that you can prepare in a pressure cooker.
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This one-pot meal is super easy to make but extremely flavourful and aromatic. To make this dish, you’ll require chicken, basmati rice, carrots, green beans, onions and a blend of spices. It is a healthy and comforting meal that can be prepared in less than 40 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4 people
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cup basmati rice, washed and soaked for 20 minutes
- 400g chicken (approximately 6-7 pieces)
- 1-2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 black cardamom
- 4-5 cloves
- 3 medium-sized onions, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1.5 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 cup or 200g tomato puree
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ⅔ cup carrot, finely chopped
- ⅔ cup green beans, finely chopped
- 3.5 cups water
- Salt to taste
- 3-4 tbsp oil
Cooking Directions:
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Heat oil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon sticks, black cardamom and cloves. Saute for 10-15 seconds or until fragrant.
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Add the onions and cook till it turns lightly golden in colour.
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Add ginger and garlic paste. Cook until the raw smell goes away.
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Add the chicken pieces. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt.
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Give it a good mix and cook for a couple of minutes.
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Pour tomato puree, chilli powder and sugar.
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Cook till oil separates from the curry.
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Add the drained rice and mix well.
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Pour the chopped carrots and green beans.
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Pour water and combine everything together.
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Secure the lid and cook over high heat until the cooker releases pressure twice i.e. 2 whistles. Then turn the heat off and release the pressure after 2-3 minutes. Open the pressure cooker and fluff rice with a fork.
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Serve one-pot chicken and rice with veggie raita.
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Easy One-Pot Chicken and Rice | Pressure Cooker Meal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup basmati rice washed and soaked for 20 minutes
- 400 g chicken approximately 6-7 pieces
- 1-2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 black cardamom
- 4-5 cloves
- 3 medium-sized onions finely chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1.5 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 cup tomato puree roughly 200g
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ⅔ cup carrot finely chopped
- ⅔ cup green beans finely chopped
- 3.5 cups water
- Salt to taste
- 3-4 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon sticks, black cardamom and cloves. Saute for 10-15 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add the onions and cook till it turns lightly golden in colour.
- Add ginger and garlic paste. Cook until the raw smell goes away.
- Add the chicken pieces. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt.
- Give it a good mix and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Pour tomato puree, chilli powder and sugar.
- Cook till oil separates from the curry.
- Add the drained rice and mix well.
- Pour the chopped carrots and green beans.
- Pour water and combine everything together.
- Secure the lid and cook over high heat until the cooker releases pressure twice i.e. 2 whistles. Then turn the heat off and release the pressure after 2-3 minutes. Open the pressure cooker and fluff rice with a fork.
- Serve one-pot chicken and rice with veggie raita.
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Happy Cooking!
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