It is a rich in
taste chicken recipe that is cooked in a few dairy ingredients like milk, fresh
cream and yogurt. Use of Cashew nuts is a key feature of this recipe and its
creamy, delicious and yummy taste will bounce the food lovers/customers back to
y our restaurant tables.
Special Items Needed to Cook:
If you are about
to cook this wonderful and delicious recipe at home; you will need following
special items:
I) Clay Pot (Mitti
ki Handi)
II) Grilled Pan
III) Yogurt
IV) Tetra Pack Milk Cream
Reasons of an Extensive Fame:Salty, nut,
creamy and chili mixed taste of this recipe makes it very unique for food
lovers. Its white and creamy look also gets attention of the people at first
glance.
Ingredients to be Used in Cooking:
Definitely; you
will need all following ingredients to make this delicious and tasty chicken
malai handi comfortably.
Marinate Process:
i-Chicken boneless
1/2 Kg
ii-White Cumin powder
1/2 Tsp
iii-Salt 1/2 Tsp
(up to taste)
iv-White pepper
powder 1/2 Tsp
v-Yogurt 3-4 TBS
vi-Lemon Juice 1
TBS
vii-Ginger-Garlic
Paste 2 TBS
viii-Milk Cream
1.5 TBS
Mix all these ingredients in a big bowl and add washed and dried chicken boneless pieces in this marinate mixture and stir it very well. Now, aside this mixture for 1-2 hours and go ahead to prepare gravy of this dish.
i) Cashew Nuts
soaked 10-12
ii) Poppy seeds
(Khashkhash) 1 TBS
iii) Capsicum
Cubes (Shimla Mirch) 1/2 Cup
iv) Onion Cubes
1/2 Cup
v) Green
Cardamom 3
vi) Cloves 2
vii) Grinded
Onion and green chili paste
viii) Salt 1/2
Tsp
ix) Black pepper
powder 1/2 Tsp
x) White pepper
powder 1/2 Tsp
xi) Fresh Milk
Cream 3 TBS
xii) Yogurt 2
TBS
xiii) Qasoori
Methi 1/2 TBS
xiv) Cumin Seed
Powder 1/2 Tsp
xv) Cooking Oil
2 TBS
xvi) Butter 1 inch piece
Prominent Steps to Cook:Initially; you
have to grill the marinated stuff and prepare the chicken pieces for final
recipe.
1) Place a grill
pan on medium flame and add 1 TBS of
cooking oil and let it warm
2) Add marinated
material in this pan and keep flame low to medium and keep changing sides of
chicken after a few seconds
3) Keep cooking
the chicken until it gets tendered and turns into golden
4) Check
tenderness of chicken pieces and dish out in a big plate
5) Now, add
onion and shimla mirch cubes in same grill pan and fry until they get soften
and half cooked.
Preparation of Gravy and Final Recipe:
I-Put a clay pot
on the flame and add 2 TBS cooking oil and let it fully warm and now add 2
cloves and 3 green cardamoms
II-Add mixture
of grinded cashews, onion, green chili and ginger-garlic paste
III-Cook all
these ingredients for 3-4 minutes continuously and turn it into brownish color
IV-Now, add grilled
chicken pieces and fried onion and shimal mirch cubes
V-Keep stir the
mixture well and add 1 TBS cooking oil if needed
VI-Add 3 TBS of
milk on low flame and cook well for next 3 to 4 minutes
VII-Add cumin
seed powder, salt and white paper powder
VIII-Now, add yogurt
and cream and cook for a couple of minutes
IX-Add black
pepper powder and stir it well
X-Now, add
qasoori methi in this recipe and cover with lid to simmer for 2-3 minutes and
turn off the flame.
XI-You have to dish out this recipe in a clay pot or plate to serve your guests.
Servings: This chicken malai handi is ready for serving with Roti or Naan, while it is enough for 3-4 people.
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