Someone got a new gadget for Christmas! And someone has time to work out how to use it now!
I have been interested in pressure cookers, from a safe
distance, for a while. But I was still very surprised when Santa put one under
my tree! The reason I haven’t gotten one before is that it seemed a bit
daunting to learn a whole new way of cooking, and one that comes with its fair
share of safety briefings.
I have never made a biryani because I was worried about the rice
burning to the pot, and put off by the time it takes to cook it. So this meal
felt like the natural first one to try out.
I completely didn’t believe that it only takes 7 minutes to
cook in the Instant Pot. But trust me – it does! SEVEN MINUTES! But it’s not
like that’s all the time that it takes –
you still have your prep, sauté and depressurising time, so all in all this
probably takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. Which is relatively quick
for this type of meal, but it’s not like dinner will be made in 7 minutes.
Sorry about all the ingredients, but the whole spices are
really key to the flavour if you have them!
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I have found that some of the recipes for the Instant Pot
don’t explain much and assume a level of knowledge. I am still very much
learning so I will assume no such thing and explain as much as I can as I'm testing it out.
