Chicken Malai Tikka

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 800 g boneless chicken, cubes 800 gm
• 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated 1/4 cup
• 4 teaspoons coriander leaves, chopped 4 tsp
• 1 tablespoon cornflour, 1 tbs
• 1/2 cup cream, 1/2 cup
• 1 egg, 1
• 7 teaspoons garlic paste, 7 tsp
• 3 tablespoons ginger paste, 3 tbs
• 8 green chilies, chopped fine 8
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace, 1/2 tsp (javitri)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp (jaiphal)
• oil, for basting
• salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper powder, 1 tsp

Recipe

• 1 mix the ginger and garlic pastes, pepper powder and salt.
• 2 rub mixture onto the chicken pieces. set aside for 15 minutes.
• 3 beat together egg, cheese, green chillies, coriander, cream, mace, nutmeg and cornflour and rub chicken pieces with the mixture.
• 4 keep aside for 3 hours.
• 5 string together chicken pieces on a skewer an inch apart.
• 6 roast on a charcoal grill for 5 minutes or in a preheated oven at 275ºf for 7 minutes.
• 7 remove.
• 8 hang skewers for 5-7 minutes to let excess moisture drip off.
• 9 brush with oil and roast again for 3 minutes.