Servings : Serves 3-4
Delicious and tender morsels of chicken, with a melt-in-your-mouth quality from being marinated in an aromatic spicy creamy base.
Ingredients
- 500gm boneless chicken (cubes)
- 2 tbsp. thick yoghurt
- 4 tbsp. fresh cream
- 2 green chillies
- 4 tbsp. fresh coriander, chopped with stems
- 1 tsp. black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp. white pepper pepper
- 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
- pinch of turmeric powder
- 1 tsp. cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp. coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp. garam masala powder
- 1 tsp. salt or to taste
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp. garlic paste
- 1 tsp. ginger paste
- 2 tbsp. oil/melted butter
- 1 tsp. corn flour (you can use almond/cashew powder instead)
Instructions
Clean, cut and dry your chicken cubes using kitchen towels. The marinade works best if the chicken is dried thoroughly from any moisture. Add half of the salt, half the lemon juice, half the ginger/garlic pastes and the red chili powder. Mix well and refrigerate for an hour.
Grind the green chilies with the coriander. Do not use any water for grinding; you can use the remaining lemon juice to grind to a paste. Add this paste to all the remaining ingredients. Mix well. Add the marinated chicken into the mixture, combine well and refrigerate again for 4 hours or preferably overnight.
Thread the chicken pieces on skewers (if you’re using wooden skewers, remember to soak them for 30 minutes before using to prevent them from burning).
Turn on your oven’s grill/broiler to 200 C and grill for about 10-12 minutes per side. Turn the skewers over once they begin to color; keep an eye that the chicken doesn’t burn. You can brush them with some melted butter midway through grilling. You can even grill these on a proper charcoal grill.
Alternatively, you can shallow fry the skewered chicken on a pan on both sides until cooked through.
Once done (if you’re grilling them in the oven or pan-frying them), smoke the chicken skewers to give them a lovely bbq aroma.
Serve hot with accompaniments of your choice. My family love this with salad, coleslaw, fries and pita bread.
Enjoy!!
you are the best masha’ALLAH
you are the best masha’ALLAH .
salam…can i use nestle
salam…can i use nestle milkpack cream??
i hv no option fr grillng so in how mch oil chickn will fry peefectly??
W/Salaam, if it is
W/Salaam, if it is unsweetened or flavoured in any way then it should be ok. Just a light drizzle of oil in the pan will do.
2 more question…if
2 more question…if coriander pwdr is nt available then??
whn v use melted butter in marination or in end after fryng??
You can omit the coriander
You can omit the coriander powder. The melted butter is brushed on the skewers during grilling.
i dnt hv grillng option so
i dnt hv grillng option so whn i shallow fry it on full heat it became hard why 🙁 not soft like malai boti 🙁
Sounds like you might be over
Sounds like you might be over cooking the chicken. And you just need a small drizzle of oil, not exactly shallow frying. The oil should be like 2 tbsp or so.
when i chk it feels like chkn
when i chk it feels like chkn is nt cook completly inside thts why it takes too long…i frgot to add melted butter in marination is tht necessry??
Very necessary.
Very necessary.
Hello Fauzia Baji,
Hello Fauzia Baji,
Your recipes are really easy to follow, Thanks a lot. I had some questions
I am making this recipes with 2kg of boneless chicken so should I double the quantity of masalas?
In Canada we get 35% whipping cream and 18% table cream..which one should I use and how much quantity with 2kg Chicken?
Also can I marinate the chicken over night and refrigerate it? the cream won’t separate from the chicken?
Thanks.
Hello. Since you are making
Hello. Since you are making FOUR times the amount you need FOUR times of all the ingredients. You can use the 18%. And yes you can marinate overnight.
Dear Fauzia
Dear Fauzia
Do you use homemade garam masala if not can you suggest some brands of garam masala or whichever you use…..
And can you make videos also for the recipe:)
Thanks for the lovely recipes you make…
I buy mine from a family
I buy mine from a family friend who makes it at home. I do not know of a good brand, sorry. But most spice shops will have garam masala. At the moment I do not have any videos up, maybe in the future inshaAllah.
AoA. should i use salted
AoA. should i use salted butter or unsalted butter in this recipe?
Either one will be fine for
Either one will be fine for this recipe.
AssalamuAlaikum Fauzia;
AssalamuAlaikum Fauzia;
If using the bottled lemon juice, what quantity are we looking at in total?
W/Salaam, with bottled lemon
W/Salaam, with bottled lemon juice I can never be sure on how tart the flavour is. I would recommend 1 to 2 tbsp depending on how sour the juice is. You can then adjust as needed for the next try. 🙂
Can i marinate and freeze ot
Can i marinate and freeze ot to cook later?
Yes you can, although you can
Yes you can, although you can also cook and then freeze to warm up and serve when needed. 🙂
Assalamualikum
Assalamualikum
For how long can I freeze it? I need names of the dishes that can be frozen for upto a month. Please assist. Looking for a batch cooking.
W/Salaam, most of the recipes
W/Salaam, most of the recipes on here can be frozen.
Assalaam aleykum. I have
Assalaam aleykum. I have read some comments above saying when someone shallow fried, the chicken went hard. How long do you recommend to fry per side? How can I know when the chicken is ready?
W/Salaam, ideally chicken
W/Salaam, ideally chicken cubes take 3-4 minutes per side to cook if being fried.