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Instant Pot Yellow Rice and Chicken Recipe
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Best Turmeric Yellow Rice with Chicken (Instant Pot)

Best Turmeric Yellow Rice with Chicken (Instant Pot) is a tasty rice meal done in one pot. It's done in seven minutes! Ingredients are easy to come by.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Course: Asian
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 232kcal
Author: Shobee

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot Duo Crisp Plus Air fryer lid 8 quart

Ingredients

  • 1/4 lb chicken thigh skinless or skin and bone in. Chop into bite size
  • 1/2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter you can substitute with cooking oil
  • 2 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 pc Pandan leaves
  • 3 pcs dried bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp salt to taste
  • 2 cups Basmati rice you can substitute with Jasmine rice or long grain rice.
  • cilantro and sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

  • You can wash your rice if you want, I don't wash it. If you do, lessen the water remove 1/8 cup of water.
  • Prepare the Instant Pot: Put the inner pot into the Instant Pot base and push the sautee setting. After three minutes, add the butter. Brown the chicken on all sides and add the rice and spices. Mix the ingredients together and add the water and coconut. Add the bay leaves and pandan leaves on top.
    Cancel the sautee setting and press the pressure cook setting. Cover with the pressure cooker lid and push the pressure cooker button. Set the pressure to HI and set the time to seven minutes. Quick release when done.
    Season with salt if it's not salty enough for you. Garnish with cilantro and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 56IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 3mg