Indian cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Chicken Malai Tikka

Mild chicken skewers in a marinade of cream, cream cheese and green cardamom, baked pale in the oven.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 700 g chicken breast fillets
• 150 ml cream
• 120 g cream cheese
• 50 g cashews
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 5 cardamom pods
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
• Salt

Instructions

1. Cut the chicken into 4 cm cubes, mix with the lemon juice and 1 tsp salt and let sit for 15 min.
2. Soak the cashews in hot water for 15 min. and blend with a little water into a smooth paste.
3. Remove the cardamom seeds from the pods and crush finely, then mix with the cream, cream cheese, cashew paste, ginger-garlic paste and white pepper into a thick, pale marinade.
4. Turn the meat in it and chill covered for at least 2 hrs. – the marinade should completely coat the meat without dripping off.
5. Thread the cubes onto skewers, place on a rack over a tray and bake at 220 °C top heat for 15–18 min. until the surface is only lightly golden-flecked and the center is just cooked through.
6. Brush with the oil, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve hot with mint chutney and lemon wedges.