Malai Chicken is a creamy and rich chicken curry recipe where chicken pieces are cooked with fresh cream , curd and spices along with a spicy onion-tomato base gravy. Serve it with naan, or butter kulchas for a perfect restaurant-style dinner. Check out the step-by-step picture instructions recipe below. Try out the recipe and let me know in the comments how it turned out.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Onion-Tomato base:
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Green chillies- 4 nos
- Onion- 2 nos (roughly chopped)
- Tomatoes- 6-7 nos (roughly chopped)
- Garlic cloves- 7-8 nos
For the Gravy:
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Cinnamon- 2 1'' sticks
- Cloves- 4-5 nos
- Bay leaf- 2 nos
- Chicken- 750 gms (curry cut)
- Salt- to taste
- Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
- Mint powder- 1 tsp
- Kasuri methi- 1 tsp (crushed)
- Jeera- 1 tsp
- Fresh cream- 1/2 cup
- Curd- 200 ml
PROCEDURE:
For the Onion- tomato base:
- Heat oil in a kadhai, add green chillies to it and fry for a few secs.
- Once the chillies start to splutter, add chopped onions and some salt and let it cook for a few mins.
- Now add chopped tomatoes and mix well. Cook the tomatoes until mushy.
- Now add garlic cloves and let it cook.
- The tomatoes are cooked, switch off the flame and let it cool down completely.
- Remove it in a blender jar and blend it to a fine puree.
- Set it aside, while we prep the chicken.
For the Chicken:
- Heat oil in a thick bottomed vessel, add the whole spices to it and fry it for a few secs.
- Now add cleaned, washed and drained chicken to the frying spices. Add salt to it.
- Mix gently and fry it till the chicken changes colour.
- Now add red chilli powder, jeera, mint powder and kasuri methi to it.
- Mix well and allow the chicken to cook in it's own juices.
- Now add the onion-tomato puree to it and mix well. Let it cook till the chicken is 80% cooked.
- Once the chicken is cooked simmer it for 5-10 mins.
- Now add fresh cream and curd to it and mix gently.
- Check for salt and spice and add more seasoning if required.
- Simmer it for 5-10 mins and let the oil accumulate on the top.
- Malai Chicken is ready, Serve hot with kulcha or naan.
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