Chicken Malai Tikka 

A creamy and white flavored Chicken Malai Tikka which can be made in a pan without oven.

Prep Time – 20 mins | Cook Time – 30 mins | Total Time – 40 mins

Course: chicken | Cuisine: North Indian | Servings: 3 | Calories: 480kcal

Ingredients

• 250 gms boneless chicken (cleaned and washed well)
• salt – to taste
• beaten yogurt – 5 tsp
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper corn powder/kali mirch powder
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder/ elaichi powder
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp chaat masala powder
• 1/2 tsp white pepper powder
• 1/2 lemon juice extracted

To make paste:

• 6-8 cashews/ kaju
• 5-6 green chillies
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves
• 1 tsp oil

To fry chicken malai tikka:

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp butter

Instructions

• Take a mixing bowl, add boneless chicken pieces into it.
• Into the chicken, add salt as per taste, add beaten yogurt into it, add garam masala powder.
• Add black pepper powder, elaichi powder, ginger garlic paste.
• Add chaat masala powder, white pepper powder, lemon extracted juice.
• Make a paste of kaju, green chillies, coriander leaves by adding little water and add 3 tablespoon of this paste into the chicken.
• Mix all the ingredients well.
• Add a teaspoon of oil, mix well.
• Marinate this chicken by covering the lid for about 1 hour in refrigerator.
• Take the chicken out and mix well.

Cooking of the tikka:

• Take a pan, heat it
• Add around 2 teaspoon of oil.
• Add butter, heat the oil and butter.
• Add the marinated chicken malai tikka pieces.
• Cook the pieces for about 5-10 minutes on low flame.
• Flip the pieces and cook the other side too for 5-10 minutes.
• Make sure each side is cooked well and the chicken tenderizes well on all sides.
• Once the tikka pieces are cooked well take them out.
• Transfer them on a plate.
• Garnish with onion rings, lemon wedges, coriander leaves.
• Serve hot to taste the best along with fries, onion, mayonnaise and green chilies to make it little spicy, the Indian style