Pressure Cooker Chicken Kabsa

Ingredients:

1/2 kg chicken, cut into pieces

2 cup sella basmati rice / basmati rice

3 3/4 cup hot water

2 medium tomatoes

1/2 tbsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 big onion, sliced

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp arabic masala

1 dried lemon

2 cinnamon piece

3-4 cloves

3 cardamoms

1 tsp pepper corns

salt to taste

1 tbsp ghee

2-3 tbsp oil

Preparation:

1. Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. Drain the rice and keep it aside.
2. Chop tomatoes and grind to a paste / puree and keep it aside.
3. Clean the chicken pieces and marinate it with chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt and keep it covered for 10 minutes.
4. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add marinated chicken and shallow fry for 2-3 minutes on each side and keep it aside.
5. In the same cooker with remaining oil, add ghee, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and pepper corns.
6. Add sliced onion and saute well.
7. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute well for 3-4 minutes.
8. Add ground tomato paste and mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes at low flame.
9. Add arabic masala and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and mix well.
10. Add 3 cup of hot water and mix well. Add dried lemon, drained rice and salt and mix well.
11. Then add fried chicken and mix well and cook covered at medium flame for 2 whistles and switch off the flame.
12. Once the pressure releases, open the lid and mix gently. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl and serve...

• For cooking 1 cup of rice, add 1 1/2 cup water..