Murgh Malai

Name: Murgh Malai
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 3 h 57 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Salt; 5 g/1 tsp White Pepper powder; 35 g/6 tsp Garlic paste; 40 g/6¾ tsp Ginger paste; 12 Breasts of Chicken; 15 g/3 Tbs Cornflour; 3 g/½ tsp Mace and Nutmeg powder; 3 g/½ tsp Mace and Nutmeg powder; 20 g/⅓ cup Coriander; 160 ml/⅔ cup Cream; 60 g/½ cup Cheddar Cheese (semi-hard); 8 Green Chillies; Butter for basting; 1 Egg

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

A Creamy kebab made from the breasts of chicken the Murgh Malai combines the joys of the traditional kebabi herbs and spices with cheddar.

Ingredients

12 Breasts of Chicken
40 g/6¾ tsp Ginger paste
35

Asia
India
Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

THE CHICKEN: Clean, remove the skin, debone and cut each breast into two. Add the ginger and garlic pastes to the seasoning and rub the chicken pieces with this mixture. Keep aside for 15 minutes.

THE MARINATION: Break egg in a bowl. Grate cheese and mash. Remove stems, wash, slit, deseed and finely chop green chillies. Clean, wash and f