Instapot Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds chicken
• 3 cups Extra long grain Basmati rice
• 3 tablespoons ghee divided
• 2 large onions thinly sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon anise seeds
• 3 cloves
• 1 small peice of cinnamon
• 4 pieces of cardamon
• 2 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup mint leaves
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon cashew
• 1 tablespoon raisins
• Marinade

• 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
• 1/4 teapoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon ginger grated
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 0.75 cup plain yogurt. Use a cheese cloth to drain the water to get a hung curd effect.
• 2 teaspoon  salt

Instructions:

1. Mix the ingredients of the marinade. Add chicken and coat evenly with the marinade. Seal it with plastic and marinate it at least for 2 hours.
2. Soak the basmati rice in water for 20 mins.
3. Turn the Instant Pot to Saute. After the ‘hot’ sign displays, brush the instapot layer with ghee and saute the cashew and raisins for 2 min and take them out.
4. Next saute of the thinly sliced onions. When they begin to turn golden brown, add 1 teaspoon of ghee and cook stirring them continuously till they reach the desired golden brown consistency (around 5 min) and take them out.
5. Switch off the instapot. If the bottom of the pot is not clean, clean it.
6. Turn the Instant Pot to Saute again. After the ‘hot’ sign displays. Now rest of  the ghee and  the bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, anise seeds and the cardamon. Open the cardamon pod. When the anise seeds begin to splutter add add half of the caramelized chicken and the marinated chicken and the liquid from the marinade. Cook the chicken for around 5 minutes. 
7. Drain the rice and gently pour over the chicken. Pour the mint and the coriander over it Add salt. Add 2 cups of water. Close the Instant Pot and turn pressure valve to sealing. Select Manual/Pressure Cook mode and adjust the time to 6 minutes. Let the pressure release automatically.
8. Once the pressure releases, put it in saute mode,  add the cashew and raisins and stir it.
9. Next add the rest of the onions on top.

Inspired by https://ministryofcurry.com/chicken-biryani-instant-pot/