Chicken Malai Handi Recipe

 

Chicken Malai Handi

Ingredients:

• Simply breast fillets ½ kg
• Safed mirch powder (White pepper powder) 1 tsp
• Adrak lehsan paste (Ginger garlic paste) ½ tbs
• Cream 1 tbs
• Zeera (Cumin seeds) roasted & crushed ½ tbs
• Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
• Hari mirch (Green chili) crushed 1 tbs
• Kacha papita (Raw papaya) paste 2 tbs or Meat tenderizer 1 tbs
• Dahi (Yogurt) 2 tbs
• Lemon juice 2 tbs
• Kashkhash (Poppy seeds) soaked 1 tbs
• Kaju (Cashew nuts) soaked 10-12
• Pani (Water) 1-2 tbs
• Cooking oil 1-2 tbs
• Shimla mirch (Capsicum) cubes ½ Cup
• Pyaz (Onion) cubes ½ Cup
• Koyla (Charcoal) for smoke

For Gravy:

• Cooking oil 3 tbs
• Makhan (Butter) 1 & ½ tbs
• Laung (Cloves) 2
• Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 3
• Pyaz (Onion) grinded 1 large
• Adrak (Ginger) grated ½ tbs
• Hari mirch (Green chili) crushed 1 tbs
• Safed mirch powder (White pepper powder) ½ tsp
• Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
• Zeera (Cumin seeds) roasted & crushed 1 tsp
• Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
•  Dahi (Yogurt) whisked ¾ Cup
•  Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup as required
•  Cream 2 tbs
•  Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreen leaves) ½ tsp

Directions:

Cut chicken fillets into cubes.

In bowl, add chicken boneless cubes, white pepper powder, ginger garlic paste, cream, cumin seeds, salt green chilies, raw papaya paste, yogurt, lemon juice, mix well and marinate for 2 hours.

In blender, add cashew nuts, poppy seeds, water and blend well & set aside.

In grill pan, add cooking oil and marinated chicken, grill until done & set aside.

In the same grill pan, add cooking oil, capsicum, onion and grill for 1 minute & set aside.

Give a charcoal smoke for 2 minutes & set aside.  

In wok, add cooking oil, butter and let it melt.

Add cloves, green cardamom and mix.

Add grinded onion, mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Add ginger, green chilies, cashew + poppy seeds paste, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add white pepper powder, black pepper powder, cumin seeds, salt and mix well.

Add yogurt and mix well for 2-3 minutes.

Add milk and mix well.

Add cream and mix well.

Now add grilled chicken & vegetables and mix well.

Add dried fenugreek leaves,

cover and let it simmer for 2 minutes.

Add butter & serve!