Butter Chicken Biryani
A recipe for Butter Chicken Biryani.
- 22 ingredients
- 24 steps
Written from a video on youtube.com: “Butter Chicken Biryani Recipe - Homemade Chicken Biryani - Chicken Recipe - Smita”. Watch it for the full technique; credit belongs to its creator.

Ingredients
- 3.5 tbsp Oil
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 cup Cashewnut Paste
- 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 6 tomatoes Blanched Tomato Puree
- 1 tsp Chilli Sauce
- 0.5 cup Tomato Ketchup
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Kasoori Methi Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 whole Tandoori Chicken (Deboned)
- 1 cup Water
- 0.5 cup Fresh Cream
- 3 cups Steamed Rice
- 3 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Kewra Essence
- 2 tbsp Saffron Milk
- Coriander
- Fried Onions
Nutrition whole recipe, estimated
- Calories
- 1782
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 147 g
- Fat
- 126 g
From ingredient amounts matched to USDA data; 12 of 22 ingredients counted.
Method
Add 3-4 tbsp oil to a pot.
Add 2 tbsp butter.
Add 1 cup cashewnut paste.
Add 1 tsp garlic paste.
Add 1 tsp ginger paste.
Add 1 tbsp red chilli powder.
Add 1 tsp turmeric powder.
Add puree of 6 blanched tomatoes.
Add 1 tsp chilli sauce.
Add 1/2 cup tomato ketchup.
Add 1 tsp garam masala powder.
Add 1 tsp kasoori methi powder.
Add salt to taste.
Add 1 whole deboned tandoori chicken.
Add 1 cup water.
Add 1/2 cup fresh cream.
Add 3 cups steamed rice.
Add 3 tsp ghee.
Add 1 tsp kewra essence.
Add 2 tbsp saffron milk.
Garnish with coriander.
Garnish with fried onions.
Cover and cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes.
low heat10–15 mincook on low flameServe in a bowl.
Notes
The video mentions that the tandoori chicken recipe is available on the same channel. The tomatoes were blanched before pureeing. The water used for blanching tomatoes was retained and added to the gravy.
