Chicken Curry/ gravy made in the pressure cooker - an Indian chicken curry recipe made in a pressure cooker in just 30 minutes. This is a quick and easy chicken curry recipe. This recipe is perfect for beginners.
Stepwise pictures and Video recipe is below
This chicken curry recipe is just a three-step process. Marinate the chicken, make the sauce/paste, put everything together in the pressure cooker, and cook it. You will get a tasty and delicious chicken curry/gravy in no time. Also, the highlight of this recipe is it doesn't require laborious chopping.
I have used chicken with bones. It tastes great. But you can substitute chicken thigs, boneless pieces, or drumsticks. This one chicken curry/gravy recipe goes very well with roti, rice, idli, dosa, biryani, etc.,
Preparation time: 5 mins
Marination time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Serves: 3
Ingredients:
- Chicken - 600 gms, cut into small pieces
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Cloves - 4
- Fennel seeds - ½ tsp
- Salt as required
- Oil - 2 tbsp
To Make the paste:
- Onion - 1, chopped
- Tomato - 2, chopped
- Green Chili - 1
- few Mint leaves
- few Coriander leaves
- few Curry leaves
- Curd - 2 tbsp
- Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Red Chili powder - 1 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
Method:
- In a mixing bowl place, combine chicken and all the ingredients mentioned above listed" to marinate ". Mix well so that the masala coats well with the chicken pieces. Cover and keep aside. Let it marinate for 30 minutes.
- Next grind all the ingredients mentioned above listed "to make paste " in a mixie jar. Grind them to a fine paste by adding little water and keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, when hot add the spices - cinnamon, cloves, and fennel seeds. Fry for a few seconds.
- Next, add the ground paste, ¼ cup of water, and little salt. Mix well and cover and cook for 10 mins and till oil separates on medium heat.
- Then add the marinated chicken, ¼ cup of water, Garam masala, and salt as required. Mix well to combine.
- Next, add mint leaves, and coriander leaves to it. Cover the pressure cooker with the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium heat and switch off the heat.
- When the pressure goes down open the lid and give a good mix and switch on the heat again.
- Next, add a to 2 tsp of pepper powder and mix well. Cook till the gravy thickens.
- Add curry leaves to it and gently mix the gravy and switch off the heat.
- Finally, add some coriander leaves for garnishing and serve hot with rice, roti, dosa, idli, etc.,
Stepwise picture of how to make chicken curry in the pressure cooker
In a mixing bowl place, combine chicken and all the ingredients mentioned above listed" to marinate ".
Heat oil in a pressure cooker, when hot add the spices - cinnamon, cloves, and fennel seeds. Fry for a few seconds.
When the pressure goes down open the lid and give a good mix and switch on the heat.
Next, add a to 2 tsp of pepper powder and mix well. Cook till the gravy thickens.
Add curry leaves to it and gently mix the gravy and switch off the heat.
Finally, add some coriander leaves for garnishing and serve hot with rice, roti, dosa, idli, etc.,
Watch the Video Recipe here
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