BUTTERIEST Scrumptious Butter Chicken Biryani Recipe

Name: BUTTERIEST Scrumptious Butter Chicken Biryani Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 lb or 454 gms chicken breast; ½ tbsp garlic paste; ¼ cup or 70 gms Greek yogurt ((can substitute with plain whisked yogurt)); ¼ cup or 60 ml heavy cream or light cream (); ½ tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder; ½ tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tbsp lemon juice ((can substitute with lime juice)); ½ tsp salt (or according to your preference); ¼ tsp black pepper (or according to your preference); 4 tbsp neutral cooking oil; 1 medium-sized or 170 gms onion (thinly sliced); a pinch of salt; the previously marinated chicken; 1½ tbsp butter; 1 tsp onion oil (from the onions we fried earlier); 1 medium-sized or 170 gms onion (roughly chopped); 8 to 10 cashew nuts; 1½ cups or 355 ml water; 1 large or 200 gms tomato (roughly chopped); 2 inch ginger (peeled); 5 to 6 medium-sized cloves of garlic (peeled and lightly smashed); 3 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder; 3 cloves; 2 inch cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 2 whole green cardamoms; 2 tbsp butter; 2 medium-sized cloves of garlic (peeled and smashed, can also mince finely for a smoother sauce)

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:1h 35min

Get ready to have the tastiest, butteriest scrumptious butter chicken biryani ever! Layers and layers of creamy butter chicken spread over lightly spiced biryani rice, steamed together... absorbing all those amazing flavors of one another, garnished with fried onions, ghee and saffron milk. You’re gonna start making this rich delicious Indian dish ALL the time!

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:17 GMT