Instant Pot Beef Biryani – Easy One Pot Pressure Cooker Biryani Recipe

Love Biryani? This Instant Pot Beef Biryani is so fragrant, fluffy and flavourful!

Get a taste of India and enjoy the most popular Indian rice dish with this easy one pot pressure cooker recipe in 40 minutes.

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Beef Biryani

If you love Indian cuisine, then you’ll probably have heard of biryani, which is one of the most popular Indian food and undoubtedly the most popular Indian rice dish.

You can find regional variations of biryani all across India where you can have them in restaurants or as street food.

Biryani is made with four main ingredients: Indian spices and marinade, long-grained rice (usually basmati), and meat. And other ingredients used differ based on regional varieties such as eggs, vegetables including potatoes.

The result is a fragrant, flavourful and fluffy rice dish that you cannot get enough of!

I was honestly sad that I wasn’t able to try biryani during my trip to India, but that just means I have to go back. Other than jeera rice, I couldn’t stop eating bread (naan, roti, parotta, etc).

In India, the choice of meat for biryani is typically chicken, lamb/mutton, goat, fish, prawns or none (vegetable biryani).

Not to say you can’t find beef biryani in India, but it is less common since cow meat is typically prohibited. When you see beef in India, it usually refers to buffalo meat.

Outside India though, you will see beef biryani (with cow meat) as a common dish. Since I prefer beef over chicken and lamb is quite expensive, I decided to make beef biryani first.

I try my best to make delicious food with the least effort needed, and this is why I decided to make the beef biryani in the Instant Pot. Travel to India at home with this easy one pot recipe that comes out perfect all the time!

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What You Need To Make Instant Pot Beef Biryani

Equipment

• Multi-function Pressure Cooker: I used the Instant Pot here.

Biryani Ingredients

• Beef: I used ground beef, but you can use your choice of protein (chicken, lamb, mutton, prawn, fish or goat) or even skip it for a vegetable biryani.
• Marinade: I used a store-bought Indian curry paste, but you can also make your own homemade marinade.
• Spice Mix: I used a variety of spices for the mix (listed in the recipe card), but you can also buy a store-bought blend like a biryani masala powder.
• Rice: I used Basmati Rice, but you can use your choice of long grain rice. If you use other rice, be sure to check the best way to cook the rice in the Instant Pot. Basmati is the most ideal because it’s thin and fine grained so the biryani comes out fluffy.
• Vegetables: I used carrots, shallots, green beans and cilantro, which are quite commonly used. Not everyone likes cilantro so you can definitely skip it.
• Garnish: I used cilantro and crispy shallots. Other common garnishes are cashews, raisin, caramelized onions, mint leaves and others.
• Water: To cook the rice.
• Oil: To saute. You can also use ghee or butter.

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How To Make Beef Biryani in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Wash and dry all the produce. Wash and rinse the rice.

Chop the green beans and add to a bowl.

Chop the carrots and add to the same bowl.

Chop the shallots and add to the same bowl.

Chop the cilantro and add half of it to the same bowl.

Using the Instant Pot, set to Saute for 7 minutes. Once ready, add oil and cook all the vegetables in the bowl for 7 minutes. After 3 minutes, add the beef and half the spice mix.

Once the beef is fully cooked, add the water and deglaze the Instant Pot.

Add the Indian curry paste and remaining spice mix then mix everything well to combine. Add the Basmati Rice.

Using the Instant Pot, Pressure Cook for 4 minutes. Natural Release for 10 minutes then do a Quick Release.

Fluff the Beef Biryani.

Plate the Beef Biryani.

Garnish with crispy shallots and remaining cilantro. Serve and enjoy!

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Watch the Full Instant Pot Biryani with Beef Video

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Tips for a Better Instant Pot Beef Biryani

• You can season the beef with the mix overnight before cooking so the flavours and spices get into the meat.
• Break apart the ground beef while cooking so they don’t lump together.
• Make sure the rice are all fully submerged under the water. Otherwise, they may end up undercooked.
• Be sure to deglaze the Instant Pot well before making the rice to avoid the BURN indicator.
• Chop the carrots and shallots in 1/4-inch thickness so they cook better.

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What Makes Biryani Tasty?

It’s the combination of all the ingredients in one rice dish: the fresh produce, the herbs and spices, the taste of meat, and the fact that you combined them all together to make the one dish.

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Other Quick and Easy Recipes You’ll Love

• Instant Pot Pork Ribs
• Instant Pot Thai Curry Chicken Noodle Soup
• Prosciutto Arugula Pizza
• Salmon Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Sauce
• Air Fryer BBQ Pork Tenderloin

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Instant Pot Beef Biryani Recipe

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Hope this Instant Pot Biriyani with Beef recipe gives you an idea on what rice dish to have for lunch or dinner! It’s such a great Indian food to make if you’re looking for ground beef and rice recipes or Instant Pot rice recipes.