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Malai Chicken curry Recipe

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Malai Chicken curry

INGREDIENTS

1/2 kg Chicken with bone,2 tbsp Yogurt,1 tsp National Ginger garlic paste,1 tsp Pepper pd, National Salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR GRAVY.

2 Onions,1 Tomato,1 Tbsp Fresh Chopped Ginger and Garlic,1 tsp National National Red chilli Powder ,1 tsp National Cumin pd,2 tsp Chicken Masala,2 tbsp Fresh Mint ,1/2 Cup Olpers Cream, National Salt to taste,Oil.

PREPARATION TIME

1 hour

HOW TO PREPARE

Marinate chicken with the ingredients given above for about an hour or an half an hour.Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and ginger garlic and saute till its raw smell disappears. Then add all the masala pd followed by tomato and cook for a min. Drop in mint leaves and finally add the marinated chicken. Stir and cover them for about 20 min. Do not add water because the chicken gets cooked in its own juice. Once the chicken gets cooked, stir again and make sure the gravy is semi dry. Add Olpers cream and remove from flames. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

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When it’s cooked, leave the chicken to rest, covered with foil, for 15 mins, then serve with the peanut sauce and green vegetables on the side.

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