Chicken Curry in Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

Chicken marination

  • 450 gm of chicken ( I use chicken breast)
  • 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp of red chilli powder (kashmiri chilli powder)
  • 1/2 tsp of garam masala
  • 1/4 cup of yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • 1 tsp of oil

For curry

  • 2 medium size onions finely chopped
  • 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp of red chilli powder (kashmiri chilli powder)
  • 1 tsp of coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp of chicken masala ( I used everest chicken masala)
  • salt as per taste
  • fresh coriander
  • 2 tbsp of oil

Procedure:

Chicken marination procedure :

  • Wash the chicken well.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala. yogurt and mix well.
  • Add salt, 1 tsp of oil and everything well.
  • rest it for 30 minutes.

Chicken curry :

  1. Keep the pressure cooker on flame and add 2 tbsp of oil. If you like butter, you can add 2-3 tbsp of butter.
  2. When the oil is heated, add cumin seeds.
  3. Add chopped onions and fry them on medium flame until onions become golden in colour. You can add onion paste instead of chopped onion.
  4. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry few seconds. I am not using tomatoes. If you want to use tomato, add chopped tomato or tomato puree.
  5. When the onions turn golden-brown, add marinated chicken and mix well.
  6. Cook the chicken on medium flame for 6-7 minutes. keep stirring.
  7. Add coriander powder, red chilli powder, chicken masala or 1 tsp of garam masala, salt to taste and mix everything well.
  8. Add 1/2 cup of hot water and mix. If you like thin curry, add around 1 cup of water.
  9. Close the lid and cook it on medium flame until 4 whistles. Then let it cool down.
  10. Open the lid and mix well. garnish with fresh coriander.
  11. Serve the spicy and tasty chicken curry with naan, roti or rice.

Tips :

  • In this recipe i used chicken breast that’s why cooked the chicken till 4 whistles. If are you using mix chicken cook on medium flame until 5 whistles. also cooking time is depends on chicken pieces. if the chicken pieces very small, they don’t need 4-5 whistles, 3 whistles are enough.