Malai Chicken Tikka
Malai Chicken Tikka is a juicy grilled awesome dish bursting with aroma and flavor. Tender chicken pieces are marinated in a thick creamy mixture and grilled to a browned Tikka. ‘Malai’ stands for cream and the title itself is well explanatory. The uniquely and delicately prepared Malai Chicken Tikka can be served as an appetizer, or as a snack or even as an exotic side dish in a main meal course. You can explore a step wise illustrated Malai Chicken Tikka dish here. Enjoy the dish.
Ingredients
- 4 nos Chicken breasts or thighs boneless
Ingredients for marinade:
- 4 tbsp Yoghurt/Curd
- 2 tbsp Heavy cream
- 3 tsp Ginger paste
- 3 tsp Garlic paste
- 2 tsp Pepper powder
- 1/2 cup Coriander leaves
- Salt As reqd
- Butter for basting
Instructions
- For preparing Malai Chicken Tikka, first blend together all the ingredients for marinade at high speed in a blender.
- Make deep cuts in the chicken with fork.
- Apply the marinade mixture on the chicken pieces and marinate for 1 hour.
- Grill chicken pieces on medium high for 5-8 minutes on each side.
- Bast with butter in between.
- :- You can also bake chicken pieces in an oven for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
- :- Serve hot and mouth watering Malai Chicken Tikka with Mint Chutney and Naan.
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