Dinner for 6

Instant Pot Chicken Biryani

Name: Instant Pot Chicken Biryani
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs; 2 cups basmati rice; 1 onion; 6 cloves garlic; 1 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce; 2 cups unsalted chicken stock; 2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 3 bay leaves; 1 star anise; 6 green cardamom pods; 1/2 tsp fine salt; 3/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional); chopped cilantro

$13.46for 450 minServes 6

Chicken, basmati rice, onions, and warm spices pressure-cook together for a fragrant one-pot meal.

Instant Pot Chicken Biryani with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken thighs, 1.25 lb$2.29/lb typical	1.25 lb	$2.86Typical price
	Wild, 13 oz$0.15/oz typical	13 oz	$1.95Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Broth, 17 oz$0.07/oz typical	17 oz	$1.16Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$20.19

Swaps

Swap chicken thighs for chicken breastabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$3.36 per serving$13.46 for 4

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Ingredients

4 chicken thighs
2 cups basmati rice
1 onion
6 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce
2 cups unsalted chicken stock
2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
3 bay leaves
1 star anise
6 green cardamom pods
1/2 tsp fine salt
3/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
chopped cilantro

Steps

Rinse the rice, slice the onion, and mince the garlic during 12 minutes of preparation.
Set a 6-quart Instant Pot to sauté, melt the ghee, and cook the onion, garlic, chicken, garam masala, and turmeric for 10 minutes.
Stir in the soy sauce, rice, stock, bay leaves, star anise, cardamom, salt, and cayenne.
Seal the pot and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then release any remaining pressure and check that the chicken reaches 165 F.
Rest the biryani for 5 minutes, remove the whole spices, and stir in the cilantro.

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