Chicken Malai Tikka

One of my friends made this tikka for a get together and it tasted delicious. I asked her for the recipe and she generously shared it with me. I made a few changes in the recipe she gave and the result was a very flavourful and juicy chicken tikkas.

We barbequed the chicken. But you can cook it in an oven too. Do give this recipe a try. So here is the recipe.

Serves: 4-5
Preparation time: 6 hours
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• Chicken breasts- 4 (cut into small cubes)
• Cheddar cheese- ½ cup
• Fresh cream- ¼ cup
• Egg- 1
• Ginger garlic paste- 4tsp
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder- ½ tsp
• Lemon juice- 4tsp
• Sour cream or hung yogurt- 2tbsp
• Olive oil- 3tsp
• Cardamom powder- ½ tsp
• Cumin powder- ½ tsp
• Saffron- a pinch
• Oil for basting
• Skewers soaked in water overnight

Procedure

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for at least 6 hours.
3. Put the pieces in the skewers.
4. Barbeque the chicken or bake in a pre heated oven at 350 degrees till the chicken is browned from both the sides.
5. Keep rotating the skewers while cooking.
6. Brush with oil in between grilling.
7. Serve hot with coriander chutney and onions.