Malai Kabab Recipe

From Kebab Section of Hyderabad

Malai Kebab Dish

• 500gms breast of the chicken, cut into 1 ½ “ cubes
• 6 – 8 green chillies
• A handful of kothmir and pudina, chopped
• 12 flakes lasan
• 8 – 10 almonds or cashewnuts
• ¾ cup beaten cream
• 1” piece ginger
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Oil for basting
• Salt to taste

To the washed and dried chicken cubes, apply the lemon juice. Grind the following to a fine paste: green chillies, almonds, adrak-lasan, pudina and kothmir.

Apply this paste to the chicken. Next add the cream and mix well before adding salt to taste. Allow the mixture to then marinate well for 6 hours.

Thread on skewers and grill over charcoal, basting with oil or ghee.

Serve hot with dahi chutney.