Malai Chicken Handi Recipe|@akshatasrecipes | Murgh Malai Handi

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cashew nuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Almonds offer a similar texture with lower cost

Cut 250 grams of boneless chicken breast into medium-sized cubes.

Add 4 tablespoons of dahi (curd), 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper powder to the chicken and mix well.

Cover the mixture and set it aside for 15 minutes.

In a pan, heat 1 teaspoon of oil (or ghee).

Add 2 medium chopped onions and fry for about 1 minute until they become translucent.

Add 4 light green chilies (cut in halves) and 12 cashew nuts to the pan and fry for about 1 minute on low to medium flame.

Turn off the heat and let the mixture come to room temperature.

Soak 1 teaspoon of poppy seeds (kaskus) in 2 tablespoons of water for 10 minutes.

Transfer the cooled mixture to a mixer grinder, add the soaked poppy seeds with water, and grind to a very fine paste.

In a pan, add 2 tablespoons of ghee and heat it up, then add 0.5 teaspoon of butter and let it melt completely.

Add 3 lychees, 4 cloves, 4 peppercorns, and 0.5 inch of cinnamon to the pan and fry for a bit.

Add 2 teaspoons of ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes away, about half a minute.

Add the marinated chicken along with the dahi and other marinade ingredients to the pan and increase the flame to medium.

Fry the chicken for about 1 minute until it changes from pink to whitish color and starts to ooze oil.

Add the ground onion, green chili, and cashew nut paste to the chicken without adding any water and mix well.

Cover and cook for 1 minute until everything comes together.

Add 1 teaspoon of cumin powder, 2 teaspoons of coriander powder, 0.5 teaspoon of pepper powder, 2 teaspoons of kashmiri red chili powder, 0.5 teaspoon of garam masala, and 2 tablespoons of crushed kasuri methi to the pan and mix everything well.

Cover and cook on low flame for about 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, check for oil on the surface, stir gently, and add 2 tablespoons of fresh cream.

Add 0.5 cup of fresh coriander leaves and mix everything well together.

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