Name: Instant Pot Indian-Style Apricot Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Garlic clove; 1.15 kg Bone-in skinless chicken thighs; ½ teaspoon Salt; ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon; 395 g Canned diced tomatoes; as needed Flat-leaf parsley; 1 Onion; 225 g Dried apricots; ¼ teaspoon Black pepper; 1 tablespoon Ginger; 8 tablespoons Chicken broth; 1 pinch Saffron threads; ¼ teaspoon Allspice; 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil

recipe by Drop https://getdrop.com/

Total Time

45mins
Serves

1
Calories

3221

Indian-Style Apricot Chicken -a spicy but sweet flavor, always goes down a treat! Can be served with rice or couscous.

Inspired by: https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/indian-style-apricot-chicken/2101164

recipe updated Nov 24, 2021

Ingredients

Allspice

¼ teaspoon
Bone-in skinless chicken thighs

1.15 kg
Salt

½ teaspoon
Black pepper

¼ teaspoon
Vegetable oil

1 tablespoon
Chicken broth

8 tablespoons
Onion

1
Ginger

1 tablespoon
Garlic clove

2
Ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon
Canned diced tomatoes

395 g
Dried apricots

225 g
Saffron threads

1 pinch
Flat-leaf parsley

as needed

Tools

Instant Pot
Plate
Inner pot
Cutting board

Step preview

Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper
Press Sauté
Heat oil in Instant Pot
Add chicken in batches; cook about 8 minutes or until browned on both sides
Remove to plate
Add onion and broth to pot
Cook and stir 5 minutes or until onion is translucent; scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot
Add ginger, garlic, cinnamon, allspice
Cook - Sauté, Normal, 1 min or until fragrant
Stir in tomatoes, apricots, remaining broth and saffron
Mix well
Return chicken to pot, pressing into liquid
Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
Press Manual; cook at high pressure 11 minutes. When cooking is complete, use quick release venting
Season with additional salt and pepper
Garnish with parsley and serve

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