# One Pan Butter Chicken Rice

A delicious and easy-to-make one-pan butter chicken rice that can be prepared within an hour.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- yogurt
- oil
- ginger garlic paste
- salt
- fresh lime or lemon juice
- chili powder
- turmeric
- cumin powder
- kasuri methi
- chicken thighs
- butter
- coriander powder
- 1 can can of crushed tomatoes
- finely diced onions
- whole spices
- washed basmati rice
- water or chicken stock
- heavy cream
- kasuri methi

## Instructions

1. Add yogurt, oil, ginger garlic paste, salt, fresh lime or lemon juice, chili powder, turmeric, cumin powder, and kasuri methi to a bowl.
2. Whisk the ingredients together and coat the chicken thighs in the mixture.
3. Sear the chicken thighs immediately on medium high heat until a nice sear is achieved on both sides. Alternatively, marinate for several hours.
4. Set the seared chicken aside.
5. Add butter to the pan and melt it, scraping off any black bits for flavor.
6. Once melted, add chili powder and coriander powder, then mix it up.
7. Add a can of crushed tomatoes and finely diced onions to the pan.
8. Incorporate the ingredients, cover, and let it cook for 15 minutes.
9. Take the whole spices out of the mixture.
10. Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce until smooth.
11. Add washed basmati rice and water or chicken stock to the pan.
12. Mix it up again.
13. Add the seared chicken back on top of the rice, including any chicken juices.
14. Once the entire surface of water comes to a boil, cover the pan.
15. Drop the heat to low and cook for around 25 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked.
16. Top it off with heavy cream and kasuri methi.

## Equipment

- pan
- immersion blender
- glass bowl
- stainless steel pan

## Tips

- You can marinate the chicken for several hours for more flavor.
- Don't worry about the black stuff in the pan after searing the chicken, it's flavor.
- Don't forget the chicken juices when adding the chicken back to the rice.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSmFoGNw6/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/16f1f924-4677-4bb9-a3d7-c50493cdb1a2
- Extracted: 2026-02-12

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