How To Make The Creamiest Malai Chicken From Scratch!
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Keyword
malai chicken
Ingredients
500
g
boneless chicken cut into pieces
or 5 chicken drumsticks
2
teaspoon
Ginger
paste
1
teaspoon
garlic
paste
2
tablespoon
Fresh cream
1
tablespoon
Badam
paste, Almond
1/2
teaspoon
Lemon Juice
1/4
teaspoon
Black pepper powder
Salt
to taste
1
Onion
finely sliced
1/2
cup
Fresh cream
1
cup
Milk
2
Cardamom powder
Elaichi
1
inch
cinnamon stick
Dalchini
2
bay leaf
tej patta
2
teaspoon
kasuri methi
Dried Fenugreek Leaves
4
teaspoon
ghee
Instructions
How to make Murgh Malaiwala Recipe – Chicken In Rich Creamy Gravy
First, clean and wash the chicken pieces and dry it by patting it down with a cloth or kitchen tissue.
Take the chicken in a big bowl and add salt and pepper, and mix well. Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
Soak kasuri methi leaves in 1/4th cup of water in a small bowl.
After 2 hours, take the marinated chicken out of the fridge and wait for it to reach room temperature.
Add garlic, ginger, lemon juice, almond paste and 2 tablespoons of cream to the chicken and keep it aside for 20 minutes.
Drop ghee into a heavy bottomed pan and heat. Add cardamom powder and onions to the pan and saute till the onions become soft and translucent.
Next, add the marinated chicken pieces and let it cook for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, add in the cream, milk, cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
Let the mixture reach a boil, while stirring occasionally. Continue cooking the chicken pieces till you get a semi-thick gravy.
Strain the soaked methi leaves and sprinkle it on the gravy and stir well. Cook for another minute or two.
Switch off the gas, cover the dish and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.
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How To Make The Creamiest Malai Chicken From Scratch!
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Keyword
malai chicken
Servings
Ingredients
500
g
boneless chicken cut into pieces
or 5 chicken drumsticks
2
teaspoon
Ginger
paste
1
teaspoon
garlic
paste
2
tablespoon
Fresh cream
1
tablespoon
Badam
paste, Almond
1/2
teaspoon
Lemon Juice
1/4
teaspoon
Black pepper powder
Salt
to taste
1
Onion
finely sliced
1/2
cup
Fresh cream
1
cup
Milk
2
Cardamom powder
Elaichi
1
inch
cinnamon stick
Dalchini
2
bay leaf
tej patta
2
teaspoon
kasuri methi
Dried Fenugreek Leaves
4
teaspoon
ghee
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Keyword
malai chicken
Servings
Ingredients
500
g
boneless chicken cut into pieces
or 5 chicken drumsticks
2
teaspoon
Ginger
paste
1
teaspoon
garlic
paste
2
tablespoon
Fresh cream
1
tablespoon
Badam
paste, Almond
1/2
teaspoon
Lemon Juice
1/4
teaspoon
Black pepper powder
Salt
to taste
1
Onion
finely sliced
1/2
cup
Fresh cream
1
cup
Milk
2
Cardamom powder
Elaichi
1
inch
cinnamon stick
Dalchini
2
bay leaf
tej patta
2
teaspoon
kasuri methi
Dried Fenugreek Leaves
4
teaspoon
ghee
Instructions
How to make Murgh Malaiwala Recipe - Chicken In Rich Creamy Gravy
First, clean and wash the chicken pieces and dry it by patting it down with a cloth or kitchen tissue.
Take the chicken in a big bowl and add salt and pepper, and mix well. Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
Soak kasuri methi leaves in 1/4th cup of water in a small bowl.
After 2 hours, take the marinated chicken out of the fridge and wait for it to reach room temperature.
Add garlic, ginger, lemon juice, almond paste and 2 tablespoons of cream to the chicken and keep it aside for 20 minutes.
Drop ghee into a heavy bottomed pan and heat. Add cardamom powder and onions to the pan and saute till the onions become soft and translucent.
Next, add the marinated chicken pieces and let it cook for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, add in the cream, milk, cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
Let the mixture reach a boil, while stirring occasionally. Continue cooking the chicken pieces till you get a semi-thick gravy.
Strain the soaked methi leaves and sprinkle it on the gravy and stir well. Cook for another minute or two.
Switch off the gas, cover the dish and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.