Recipe Description

Chicken is marinated in a mixture of  heavy cream (Malai), herbs and spices and baked in a Tandoor or oven.

Ingredients:-

• Fresh cream – 1 cup
• Chicken thigh boneless, cut into cubes – 750 grams
• Oil – for greasing
• Salt – to taste
• Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste – 1 teaspoon
• Nutmeg powder – a pinch
• White pepper powder – ½ teaspoon
• Lemon juice – ½
• Processed cheese, grated – 1 cup
• Cornflour – ½ Tablespoon
• Green chillies, chopped – 2
• Fresh coriander leaves, chopped – 2 Tablespoons
• A pinch of green cardamom powder
• Silver varq for garnishing

 

Method:-

1. Preheat the oven at 220 degree Celsius. Grease a baking tray with oil.
2. Place chicken pieces in a bowl, add salt, garlic paste, ginger paste, nutmeg powder, white pepper powder and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside for one hour.
3. Take a bowl add, grated cheese and mash with hands.
4. Add cornflour, cardamom powder, chopped chillies, chopped fresh coriander leaves, marinated chicken pieces and mix well.
5. Add cream and mix gently.
6. Place the marinated chicken pieces onto baking tray and cooked into pre heated oven for twenty minutes.
7. Transfer cooked chicken onto serving plate and garnish with silver varq.
8. Serve hot.