Malai Chicken Tikka Masala ملاۂی چکن مصالحہ recipe by morEwish

Soft, succulent, melt in your mouth somokey, grilled chicken pieces, simmered in creamy tangy gravy, which you can enjoy with naan or steamed rice!

Who doesn't love chicken tikka masala! But instead of chicken tikka, what if we subsitute malai chicken tikka boti and make gravy to go with! 

So, last week, while me and Ellmyra were chatting and planning a week's menu, and dreaming and drooling over our favourite dishes, I came up with this idea to create something along the lines of Chicken tikka masla, but with malai chicken boti as that is my family's favourite bbq dish. 

This easy and delicious recipe start with Malai chicken boti, which I just pan fried today, you can grill them as well, or you can use leftover bbq pieces. Then added chicken pieces in a basic yogurt base gravy spiced up with green chilies and black pepper powder to keep that white color, in the end added whipping cream to make that masala creamy and decadent.

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Ingredients:

Malai boti:

Chicken boneless cubes - 1 lb
Yogurt 2-3 tablespoon
Heavy cream 2 tablespoon
Salt - 1 teaspoon or to taste
Ginger 1 teaspoon
Garlic 1 teaspoon
Cumin, roasted and crushed - 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek leaves (qasoori methi) - 1/2 teaspoon
Black pepper 1 teaspoon
Mustard 1 tablespoon
Green chili 1 - 2 tablespoon, paste or finally chopped

Masala:

Onion 2, blended and pureed or finally chopped
Ginger 1 teaspoon

Garlic 1 teaspoon

Green chili paste or chopped 1 -2 

Salt 1 teaspoon or to taste
Balck pepper 1 tsp, crushed
Cumin 1 teaspoon, dry roasted and crushed

Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Yogurt 1 cup
Cream half cup
Green chilies for garnishing
Oil 1/4 - 1/2 cup