Murgh Malai, Malai Chicken Tikka Korma, Malai Chicken Tikka with gravy
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Yummy N Tasty
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8, Apr 2020
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Yields
6-8 servings
Difficulty
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Prep Time
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Cooking Time
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Total Time
130-140 mins
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Ingredients:
For Malai Chicken Tikka:
- Chicken breast pieces - 500 Gms, cut into cubes
- Ginger paste - 1 Tablespoon
- Garlic paste - 1 ½ Tablespoon
- Black Pepper powder - ½ - 1 Teaspoon, optional
- Yogurt- ½ cup
- Fresh cream / Cream Cheese - ¼ cup
- Cashew Nuts - 10-12 Nos
- Almonds, blanched - 4-5 Nos
- Warm Milk - ¼ cup
- Butter for brushing
- Salt to taste
For Gravy:
- Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon
- Green Cardamom - 4 Nos
- Black Cardamom - 1 Nos
- Cloves - 3-4 Nos
- Cinnamon - 1 inch
- Bay leaf - 1 Nos
- Finely chopped Ginger - 1 ½ Tablespoon
- Fresh cream - ½ cup
- Cream cheese - 2 Tablespoon
- Yogurt, whisked - ½ cup
- Coriander powder - 1 Tablespoon
- Black Pepper powder - ¼ Teaspoon
- Garam Masala powder - ¾ Tablespoon
- Kasuri methi, crushed - 1 Teaspoon
- Sugar - 1 Teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Vegetable oil - 1-2 Tablespoon
- Hot water, as required
For Onion-Nuts Paste:
- Onion - 2-3 medium sized, 400 Gms, chopped
- Green chilli - 2 Nos
- Cashew nuts - ½ cup
- Almonds, blanched - 10 Nos
- Water - 1 cup
Instructions:
Malai Chicken Tikka Preparation:
- Wash and pat dry the chicken pieces with a kitchen paper towel.
- Soak cashew nuts and blanched almonds in warm milk for 10-15 minutes and then grind to a fine paste.
- In a bowl add chicken pieces, yogurt, fresh cream or cream cheese, cashew - almond paste, ginger-garlic paste, pepper powder, salt and mix well.
- Then refrigerate it for at-least 1 hour(4 hours for best results).
- Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat broiler and brush a broiler pan lightly with oil.
- Divide marinated chicken pieces among skewers, leaving some space between cubes, arrange skewers across broiler pan. Set aside the remaining 'Marinade'.
- Broil chicken about 4 inches from heat, turning over them occasionally and brush chicken cubes with butter.
- Broil until browned in spots and just cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes total. Or grill till cooked. Or bake for 30-35 mins at 350 °F or till cooked.
- Set aside.
Gravy Preparation:
- Add the ingredients mentioned in 'For Onion-Nuts Paste' in a pan, cover and cook for 8-10 minutes on low-medium heat. Stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool and then grind into a fine paste. Set aside.
- Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed large pan.
- Add in cumin seeds, black and green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and saute for 1-2 minutes on low heat.
- Then add in the ginger and saute until the raw smell goes.
- Add in the onion-nuts paste and cook for 2-3 minutes on low heat.
- Add in the fresh cream, cream cheese and cook for 2-3 minutes on low heat by stirring continuously.
- Add in the sugar, salt, coriander powder, black pepper powder, garam masala powder and saute for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Add in the whisked yogurt and mix well.
- Then add in the remaining marinade, hot water and mix well. Add water to adjust the consistency required.
- Cover and cook until the curry started boiling.
- Add in the tikka pieces, crushed kasuri methi and mix well.
- Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes on low heat. Stir occasionally.
- Serve hot.
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Murgh Malai, Malai Chicken Tikka Korma, Malai Chicken Tikka with gravy
Author - Yummy N Tasty |
Posted on - 8, Apr 2020 |
Recipe URL, https://www.yummyntasty.com/recipes/murgh-malai-malai-chicken-tikka-korma-malai-chicken-tikka-with-gravy/ |
Cooking time - 130-140 minutes |
Serving - 6-8 person(s) |
Ingredients :
For Malai Chicken Tikka:
- Chicken breast pieces - 500 Gms, cut into cubes
- Ginger paste - 1 Tablespoon
- Garlic paste - 1 ½ Tablespoon
- Black Pepper powder - ½ - 1 Teaspoon, optional
- Yogurt- ½ cup
- Fresh cream / Cream Cheese - ¼ cup
- Cashew Nuts - 10-12 Nos
- Almonds, blanched - 4-5 Nos
- Warm Milk - ¼ cup
- Butter for brushing
- Salt to taste
For Gravy:
- Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon
- Green Cardamom - 4 Nos
- Black Cardamom - 1 Nos
- Cloves - 3-4 Nos
- Cinnamon - 1 inch
- Bay leaf - 1 Nos
- Finely chopped Ginger - 1 ½ Tablespoon
- Fresh cream - ½ cup
- Cream cheese - 2 Tablespoon
- Yogurt, whisked - ½ cup
- Coriander powder - 1 Tablespoon
- Black Pepper powder - ¼ Teaspoon
- Garam Masala powder - ¾ Tablespoon
- Kasuri methi, crushed - 1 Teaspoon
- Sugar - 1 Teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Vegetable oil - 1-2 Tablespoon
- Hot water, as required
For Onion-Nuts Paste:
- Onion - 2-3 medium sized, 400 Gms, chopped
- Green chilli - 2 Nos
- Cashew nuts - ½ cup
- Almonds, blanched - 10 Nos
- Water - 1 cup
Instructions :
Malai Chicken Tikka Preparation:
- Wash and pat dry the chicken pieces with a kitchen paper towel.
- Soak cashew nuts and blanched almonds in warm milk for 10-15 minutes and then grind to a fine paste.
- In a bowl add chicken pieces, yogurt, fresh cream or cream cheese, cashew – almond paste, ginger-garlic paste, pepper powder, salt and mix well.
- Then refrigerate it for at-least 1 hour(4 hours for best results).
- Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat broiler and brush a broiler pan lightly with oil.
- Divide marinated chicken pieces among skewers, leaving some space between cubes, arrange skewers across broiler pan. Set aside the remaining ‘Marinade’.
- Broil chicken about 4 inches from heat, turning over them occasionally and brush chicken cubes with butter.
- Broil until browned in spots and just cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes total. Or grill till cooked. Or bake for 30-35 mins at 350 °F or till cooked.
- Set aside.
Gravy Preparation:
- Add the ingredients mentioned in ‘For Onion-Nuts Paste’ in a pan, cover and cook for 8-10 minutes on low-medium heat. Stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool and then grind into a fine paste. Set aside.
- Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed large pan.
- Add in cumin seeds, black and green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and saute for 1-2 minutes on low heat.
- Then add in the ginger and saute until the raw smell goes.
- Add in the onion-nuts paste and cook for 2-3 minutes on low heat.
- Add in the fresh cream, cream cheese and cook for 2-3 minutes on low heat by stirring continuously.
- Add in the sugar, salt, coriander powder, black pepper powder, garam masala powder and saute for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Add in the whisked yogurt and mix well.
- Then add in the remaining marinade, hot water and mix well. Add water to adjust the consistency required.
- Cover and cook until the curry started boiling.
- Add in the tikka pieces, crushed kasuri methi and mix well.
- Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes on low heat. Stir occasionally.
- Serve hot.
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