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Chicken Malai Tikka
Tikka for Tandoori/Kebob lovers is an emotion and Malai Tikka is probably the most sought among all. This is my version of the Malai Tikka with a little Cheesy Twist. I prepared this dish during our trip to our friends in DC Jitesh and Aswini (The Nair's) . We were visiting to celebrate a special occasion in their life and a friend of mine ,Robin Rajput ,asked me to cook something of Instagram Standard (as he called it). He has how own way of describing things and can add humor to almost nothing with his one liners.Well , I decided to make this one as it is a relatively easy dish to make if you have got the marinade right. Everyone loved the Tikkas and it also brought the right balance to the dinner table as the rest of the dishes were on the more spicier and hotter side. We had a wonderful trip, did a photoshoot and visited the Arlington cemetery on the Memorial Weekend to pay homage to our protectors.
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Cuisine - Indian
Keywords- Chicken, Malai Chicken Tikka, Tikka, Tandoori, Tasty, Cooking, Recipe
Prep:5 Mins.
Marination: 4 Hours Minimum, 8 Hours Preferred.
Cooking : 25 Mins
Ingredients:
Fresh chopped cilantro leaves.
1 lb of Chicken Breast cut in medium pieces.
1 spoon of Garam Masala.
½ Cup Cream
2 spoons oil.
2 fresh green chilis cut small.
1 spoon of Cumin seeds
Salt to taste
1 spoon thyme
Shredded cheese (Italian, Mozz or prov) – 1 small bowl.
Lime juice – from one Fresh lime.
RECIPE :
1. Mix the small cut chicken cubes (1 lb) with 2 spoons of garam masala, little cream (1/2 Cup), oil, fresh chilli, cilantro, salt to taste , 1 Spoon cumin and marinate for three hours. (You can skip marination in case you want to make it right away but you would lose the taste that marination brings in to this dish)
2. Spray some Canola Oil in a Grill Pan and Spread the Chicken pieces in the Pan.
3. Bake the Pieces for 10 mins at 350 degrees.
4. Now sprinkle some thyme , Spray little oil bake for 10 more mins .
5. Sprinkle some shredded cheese(preferably use mozz, Italian or prov ).
6. Let it melt while you bake for 2 more mins.
7. Serve Hot :) Squeeze some lime juice for some acidity in the plate.
This is my version of malai Kebob... easy to make and tastes great... you can always skip cheese for healthy reasons but good cheese in the right amount is always healthy as long as you don’t over do it :)
The Nair's