MALAI CHICKEN

A delicious chicken recipe made with chicken pieces cooked in milk, and then baked with tomato puree, cream and whole eggs.

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg chicken

• 2 onions

• 1 glass milk

• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

• 1 tsp chilli pd or to taste

• 1/4 tsp turmeric pd

• 1 tsp coriander pd

• 2 cardamom

• 2 cloves

• A small piece of cinnamon / a pinch of cinnamon pd

• 2 tomatoes

• 2 tbsp oil

• Salt to taste

• Few sprigs of coriander leaves

• 1/2 cup cream

• 2 eggs

• 7- 8 cashews grind / pound to powder

METHOD

1. Clean and wash chicken pieces and drain them.

2. Finely chop onions, tomatoes and coriander leaves keep aside.

3. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown .

4. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric pd, chilli pd and coriander pd.

5. Add chicken pieces and roast them well.

6. Add milk to this chicken and let it cook on slow flame for 15 -20 min or till done.

7. Do not add salt or any water at this stage.

8. When the chicken is done add salt and dry it up to get a thick gravy.

9. Taste and add more chilli pd and salt if required.

10. Grind tomatoes in a mixer with clove, cardamom and cinnamon.

11. Heat little oil in another pan and cook the tomato paste with little salt and chilli pd to form a thick puree. Keep aside.

12. Grease a baking dish and pour in the chicken gravy, layer it with tomato puree and fresh cream.

13. Top it with some cashew pd and break in 2 whole eggs.

14. Bake this dish at 180 °C for 20 mins or till the top is brown and done.

15. Serve hot with naans / bread.