Chicken Malai Tikka

Chicken malai tikka is prepared with a marinade of flavourful ingredients. Juicy and tender, this tikka is not very spicy, yet mild and irresistable.

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Ingredients:

Chicken pieces – 900 gms

For marination :

Ginger garlic paste – 1 1/2 tbsp

Thick yogurt or Labneh – 1/2 cup

Thick cream – 4 tbsp

Corn flour – 2 tsp

Cheddar cheese grated – 4 tbsp

Green chillies crushed – 6

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp chopped

Garam masala powder – 3/4 tsp

Black pepper powder – 3/4 tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tbsp

Oil – 2 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Preparation:

Clean and cut the chicken into small pieces. Pound the green chillies using a pestle and mortar or roughly with a knife. Soak wooden skewers for 1 hour in water.

In a bowl, add the ingredients for the marinade and add the chicken. Let it rest for atleast 6- 8 hours for a juicy and tender chicken. If you are short of time, rest for atleast 30 minutes.

Using wooden skewers, insert 5-6 chicken pieces in a skewer. Brush them with little oil.

Using air fryer

Preheat the airfryer for 5 minutes at 180 degree Celsius. Once it is done, place the skewers inside the air fryer basket. Do not over crowd the basket and keep the skewers in a singel layer. Air fry it for 15 minutes and then turn it and air fry again for another 15 minutes.

If baking:

Place the baking dish in a preheated oven for 25 minutes on 200 degree C. Turn to the other side and bake for another 25 minutes. Brsuh the chicken pieces with some oil before baking it.

Grilling on a pan:

You can grill it in a grilling pan on a stove top. Flip it to the other side, when it is cooked on one side.

Serve with coriander leaf chutney and any flat bread or lettuce wraps.