How to Cook Delicious Chicken Malai kebab

Chicken Malai kebab. Rub this mixture into the Chicken as well. Thread the Chicken strips onto the skewers. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, nutmeg powder, green cardamom powder, black pepper, salt and lemon juice.

Toss well the chicken pieces and serve hot. Enjoy the kebabs. (Note: Use kebab masala, if possible to make this dish more tasty.) Chicken Malai Kebab Recipe has very few ingredients and makes good party appetizer. It is a favourite with kids and adults. You can cook Chicken Malai kebab using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Malai kebab

1. You need of Boneless chicken thighs - 400 gm (cut into cube size).
2. You need of For 1st Marination:.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of - Ginger paste.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of - Garlic paste.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of - Crushed white pepper.
6. You need 1 tbsp of - Lemon juice.
7. You need of Salt as per taste.
8. It's of For 2nd Marination:.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of - Shredded mozzarella cheese.
10. You need 2 tsp of - Green chili paste.
11. It's 1/2 cup of - Chopped coriander leaves.
12. You need 1 tsp of - Garlic powder.
13. Prepare 1/2 tsp of - Cardamom powder.
14. Prepare 2 tbsp of - Cashew paste.
15. It's 3/4 cup of - Hung curd.
16. You need 2 tbsp of - Fresh cream.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of - Garam masala powder.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of - Chaat masala.
19. It's 2 tbsp of or as required -Melted butter.
20. It's 2 tbsp of or as needed - Vegetable oil.
21. It's of Salt as per taste.

Indian kebabs are generally grilled in a tandoor. But when making at home, you can grill them in an oven, air-fry or pan-fry them. Either way, the kebabs are delicious. Chicken malai tikka recipe/ murgh malai kebab is one of the most known kebab by everyone not only in India even overseas.

Chicken Malai kebab instructions

1. At first wash the chicken well,cut it into cube size pieces and pat it dry with paper towels.Now take a large bowl add chicken pieces into it.Add ingredients mentioned in above for 1st marination (lemon juice,ginger paste,garlic paste,salt,crushed white pepper) accordingly in to the bowl & mix it well.Cover the bowl with lid & keep it into the fridge for 30 minutes..
2. Meanwhile make green chili paste and cashew paste separately in the mixer grinder..
3. Now take out the marinated chicken from the fridge,add all ingredients mentioned in above for 2nd time marination except melted butter - mozzarella cheese,green chili paste,hung curd,coriander leaves,cardamom powder,cashew paste,fresh cream,salt as per taste into the bowl..
4. Add Chaat masala,garlic powder,garam masala powder & oil into it..
5. Now mix all the ingredients together nicely and cover the bowl with lid and keep it into the fridge again for overnight or at least 2-3 hours..
6. If you are using wooden skewers,before using soak them in water for at least 1 hour to avoid skewers burning.Before make the kebab preheat the oven in 400 degree F..
7. String the chicken pieces on skewers,grease them with melted butter and place them on parchment paper lined baking tray.Now place the tray in oven and grill it for 40 minutes or until cooked properly.Keep turning the stick and cook each side evenly until the chicken cooked nicely and get light golden in color.If needed brush the chicken with some oil or butter..
8. Malai kebabs are ready now.Transfer it onto the plate and sprinkle some lemon juice over the kebab,serve it plain with onion salads and any dips of your choice or serve it with pita bread or naan as a full meal..

As its name suggests, this kebab is very soft to eat and has a very smooth and creamy flavor but cooking it in a clay oven/ tandoor makes it more luscious by adding smoky and earthy fragrance to it. Chicken malai kebab is a lip-smacking mix of chicken pieces combined with tantalising spices like ginger-garlic, nutmeg powder, green cardamom powder, black pepper, along with the tang of lime. It is mixed with a luscious mash of cream and mozzarella to marinate. These juicy chicken chunks are then put on skewers with a drizzle of olive oil and baked till perfectly crisp in an oven. Chicken Malai Kabab Recipe is absolutely simple to make.