Name: Butter Chicken Biryani recipe by Sreemoyee Bhattacharjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Boneless chicken (500 gm); Curd - 1/2 cup; Kaju paste - 2 tbsp; Coriander powder - 1 tsp; Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp; Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp; ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp; Kasuri Methi - 1 tbsp; Tomato puree - 1/2 cup; Coriander leaves; Chopped onion - 2; Fried sliced onions - 2; Tej patta -1; Elaichi - 3; Cloves - 4; Basmati rice - 1.5 cups; Salt as per taste; Refined oil /Ghee/butter as required

ABOUT Butter Chicken Biryani RECIPE

Lovely biryani infused with flavours of the amazing butterchicken. Fingerlickingly delicious.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Boneless chicken (500 gm)
Curd - 1/2 cup
Kaju paste - 2 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Kasuri Methi - 1 tbsp
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves
Chopped onion - 2
Fried sliced onions - 2
Tej patta -1
Elaichi - 3
Cloves - 4
Basmati rice - 1.5 cups
Salt as per taste
Refined oil /Ghee/butter as required

Instructions

Marinate the chicken with curd, salt, coriander powder, chilly powder, garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste, kaju paste and little oil.
Heat a kadhai, add refined oil + little butter. Put the whole garam masalas, Tej patta followed by the chopped onion.
Once golden brown, add the marinated chicken, and cook on a low flame. Add the tomato puree.
Add Kasuri methi, coriander leaves and add little water to the chicken. Cook till almost done. Keep aside.
Wash the Basmati rice and cook till half done (add salt and few drops of oil to the water in the utensil). Drain the rice. .
Now layer the biryani pot with a thin layer of rice, then all the cooked chicken and layer the rest of the rice on it. Sprinkle the fries onion slices, pour little ghee and cover the biryani pot. Cook on a low flame for 25 minutes. Serve.

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