Instant Pot Chicken Biryani (Better Than Restaurant!)

Ingredients (25)

• 2 teaspoons garam masala (Add 3 tsp for spicier Biryani)≈ 5 g
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste≈ 16 g
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste≈ 16 g
• 1 tablespoon kashmiri red chili powder≈ 8 g
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric≈ 1.5 g
• ¼ cup mint leaves≈ 5 g
• ¼ cup cilantro (chopped )≈ 4 g
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice≈ 30 g
• ¾ cup plain yogurt≈ 184 g
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
• 2 pounds whole bone in chicken (skinless cut into 12 pieces (If using chicken thighs cut into 2 inch pieces))907 g
• 4 tablespoons ghee (divided)≈ 54 g
• 2 large yellow onions (thinly sliced)≈ 300 g
• 2 bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
• 3 cups extra long grain Basmati rice≈ 555 g
• 2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 8 g
• 3 cups water≈ 711 g
• 1 teaspoon saffron mixed in 1 tablespoon warm milk≈ 0.7 g
• 6 eggs (hard boiled and shelled, optional)≈ 300 g
• 1 jalapeno sliced into 8 wedges (optional for extra spicy **)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• 2 cups plain yogurt≈ 490 g
• 1 medium yellow onion (finely diced)≈ 110 g
• 2 tomatoes (diced)≈ 240 g
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
• 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)≈ 1 g

uncooked rice 555 gin all 3114 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Meat, fish or egg218% · 83rd percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt33% · 57th percentile · median 29%
• Onions54% · 44th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil9.8% · 33rd percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander1.6% · 65th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices2.7% · 25th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt2.9% · 76th percentile · median 0%