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Tawa malai chicken

malai chicken, tender chicken is marinated in a creamy blend of spices and grilled to perfection on a tawa. With some ghee drizzled on top and some paratha or naan on the side this dish is a banger!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
marination time (optional) 1 day
Servings: 2 servings
Course: chicken roast, creamy chicken, dinner, lunch, tawa chicken
Cuisine: bangladeshi, pakistani
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams chicken any pieces of your choice. I recommend marylands, drumsticks
  • 1/3 cup natural yogurt/greek yogurt
  • 1 cup cream/malai
  • 1 tbsp Mayonaise
  • 2 tbsp milk powder
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp green chilli paste
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/3 tsp nutmeg and mace powder/paste
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup fried onion
  • 4 tbsp ghee butter works too.
  • 5-7 green chilli slitted
  • 1 lemon sliced

Equipment

  • 1 tawa/ cast iron fry pan you can use a regular fry pan too.

Method
 

  1. In a bowl chicken and add everything listed above except for lemon,chilies and fried onions
  2. Mix very well and marinate for at least 30 minutes to overnight in in the fridge.
  3. In a pan heat up some ghee or butter and add the marinated chicken. Not the gravy.
  4. Cook in medium heat covering with a lid and check on it every 3-4 minutes. stir making sure all the sides are cooking evenly.
  5. add the marination and base the chicken with that constantly with the help opfa brush.
  6. Now put the heat down to lowest and simmer the chicken in that gravy for another 10-20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
  7. add some more cream on top, fried onions, chillies, lemon slices and cover for another few minutes.
  8. serve hot with some spicy salads and some pulao, naan or porota on the side.