Butter Chicken Biryani
Serves 4
30 mins prep
45 mins cook
75 mins total
This delicious Butter Chicken Biryani is made with a rich butter masala gravy, tender chicken, and aromatic basmati rice, creating a perfect fusion of flavors that can be enjoyed hot, especially with raita.
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1: Add the cookd curry paste to a pan, add the chicken and saute for a few minutes. 2: Pour water, cover and cook for 10 mins. Simmer for a few minutes, open. 3: Add the milk and butter and simmer for a few minutes to reach the desired consistency. 4: For the biryani, wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. 5: In a pot, bring water to a boil, add salt and whole spices. 6: Add the rice and cook until 75% done. 7: Strain the rice and set aside. Keep a little of the water aside (about ½ Cup). 8: Keep the ingredients for layering ready- chopped mint and coriander, fried onion and cashew nuts, garam masala powder. 9: Set aside the chicken from the pan leaving a little gravy, in the same pan add some of the rice followed by the layering ingredients and then the Butter chicken gravy. 10: Add the remaining rice and ingredients. 11: Add the water that you kept aside. 12: Cover well with a fitting lid. 13: Heat a tava and place the pan on the tava, or on direct flame if it is heavy bottomed, 2 mins on a high flame and 10 mins on a low flame. 14: Allow the biryani to rest for a few minutes. 15: Open serve hot with raita.