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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Dal & Curries » Non Veg Curries » Malai Chicken Curry (Murgh Malaiwala)

    Published: Sep 15, 2018 | Last Updated On: Jan 15, 2022 by Neha Mathur

    Malai Chicken Curry (Murgh Malaiwala)

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    Malai Chicken or Murgh Malaiwala is an easy to make yet a very delicious preparation of chicken. It has a rich texture of cream and a finely balanced taste of spices as well as dry fruits. So, here's how to make this one of its kind Chicken Malai Curry recipe at home. #Indian #Chicken #Curry #Whiskaffair #ChickenRecipes

    Try this rich and creamy Murgh Malai Wala, an appropriate choice for your festive meals. It is best served with naan or tandoori roti. Here is how to make it.

    You can have a look at more chicken curry recipes, that can be a part of your everyday meals –Chicken Salna, Andhra Chicken Curry, Chicken Curry, Chicken Vindaloo, Tomato Chicken Curry and Butter Chicken.

    Malai Chicken served in a bowl.

    About This Recipe

    Murgh Malaiwala (Malai Chicken Curry) is a North Indian preparation where yogurt marinated chicken pieces are cooked with cream, milk and basic spices. It is rich, creamy and bursting with incredible royal flavours.

    It is a great addition to your special meals and can be served along with phulka, tandoori roti or naan. It can also be paired with rice or any lightly spiced pulao.

    Ingredients

    Chicken – Use bone in chicken pieces to make this curry. It soaks up all the flavour of the marination and makes the curry taste even more delicious.

    For marination – Chicken pieces are marinated with hung curd, lemon juice, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt and garam masala powder.

    Make sure that the hung curd is fresh and not sour. You can even make hung curd at home using fresh curd and hanging it in a muslin/cotton cloth to remove the excess moisture.

    Cream & milk – Cream and milk are the ingredients that makes it different from other curries. It adds that perfect amount of creamy texture making it rich.

    Whole spices – Add in cloves and black peppercorns to the hot oil, which will add more flavour to the curry.

    Spice powders – The curry is flavoured with some basic spice powders such as cardamom powder, red chilli powder, white pepper powder and garam masala powder.

    Others – Oil, ghee, onions, green chillies, saffron strands, dried fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi and fried onions are other ingredients used in this curry.

    Fried onions adds a rich flavour, so do not skip it. You can make it in advance and store it for about 6 months. You can also try my homemade fried onion recipe.

    Close up shot of Malai Chicken Curry.

    Serving Suggestions

    Murgh Malaiwala tastes delicious with any Indian bread. be it a phulka, tawa paratha, naan, garlic naan, tandoori roti, missi roti or any other bread that you prefer.

    It can also be served with steamed rice, jeera rice or any other lightly spiced pulao or biryani.

    Storage Suggestions

    Chicken Malai Curry has cream and milk as its two main ingredients, therefore it will last for only about 2 days. Store it in an air tight container in the refrigerator.

    Reheat in a pan or microwave until hot. Add in water and adjust the consistency if it becomes dry after refrigerating.

    You might also like:

    Chicken Vindaloo

    Chicken Kali Mirch

    Mushroom Tikka Masala

    Step by Step Recipe

    Mix hung curd, lemon juice, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt and garam masala powder in a bowl.

    Marination ingredients mixed in a bowl.

    Add chicken pieces and mix well. Cover the bowl with a cling film and refrigerate for up to 3-4 hours.

    Chicken pieces mixed with marination.

    Heat oil and ghee in a pan.

    Oil and ghee heating in a pan.

    When the oil is hot, add cloves and black peppercorns. Add onion and fry till translucent.

    Onion added in the pan.

    Now add green chilli and fry for a few seconds.

    Green chilli added in the pan.

    Add the marinated chicken along with the marinade and cook on high heat for 5-6 minutes till the chicken is slightly browned and the raw smell is gone.

    Marinated chicken added in the pan.

    Add 1 cup water and cover and cook until chicken is done.

    Water added in the pan.

    Now add cream, milk, saffron strands, cardamom powder, white pepper powder and fenugreek leaves and cook for another 2 minutes.

    Cream and kasuri methi added in the pan.

    Add red chilli powder and garam masala powder and mix well.

    Cream, milk, saffron, cardamom powder, red chilli powder, garam amsala powder and salt added in the pan.

    Add crushed fried onions and cook for 4-5 minutes.

    Crushed onion added in the pan.
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    Malai Chicken or Murgh Malaiwala is an easy to make yet a very delicious preparation of chicken. It has a rich texture of cream and a finely balanced taste of spices as well as dry fruits. So, here's how to make this one of its kind Chicken Malai Curry recipe at home.

    Malai Chicken Recipe

    Malai Chicken or Murgh Malaiwala is an easy to make yet a very delicious preparation of chicken. It has a rich texture of cream and a finely balanced taste of spices as well as dry fruits. 
    4.26 from 31 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 500kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    • 1 kg Chicken (Curry cut)
    • 2 tablespoon Hung curd
    • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
    • 1 teaspoon Garlic paste
    • 1 teaspoon Salt
    • 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 tablespoon Ghee Clarified butter
    • 3-4 Clove
    • 5-6 Black peppercorn
    • 1 and ½ cups Onion (chopped)
    • 2 Green chilli (slit into half)
    • 100 ml Fresh cream
    • ½ cup Milk
    • 1 pinch Saffron strands
    • ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
    • ½ teaspoon White pepper powder
    • 2 tablespoon Kasuri methi (crushed)
    • 2 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
    • ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
    • ½ cup Fried Onion
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    Instructions

    • Mix hung curd, lemon juice, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt and garam masala powder in a bowl.
    • Add chicken pieces and mix well.
    • Cover the bowl with a cling film and refrigerate for up to 3-4 hours.
    • Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
    • When the oil is hot, add cloves and black peppercorns.
    • Add onion and fry till translucent.
    • Add green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
    • Now add the marinated chicken along with the marinade and cook on high heat for 5-6 minutes till the chicken is slightly browned and the raw smell is gone.
    • Add 1 cup water and cover and cook until chicken is done.
    • Add cream, milk, saffron strands, cardamom powder, white pepper powder and fenugreek leaves and cook for another 2 minutes.
    • Now add red chilli powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
    • Add crushed fried onions and cook for 4-5 minutes.
    • Add warm water if you want a thinner gravy and bring it to a boil.
    • Garnish with almond flakes and serve hot with Laccha paratha or Naan.

    Notes

    You can use fresh homemade malai in this recipe in place of tetrapack cream.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 849mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1000IU | Vitamin C: 7.7mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1.5mg
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    Comments

    1. Preetha Soumyan

      June 15, 2014 at 2:46 pm

      Such an inviting dish to be served for an awesome dinner at home….and be a star

      Reply
    2. sunil

      May 02, 2018 at 10:19 am

      4 stars
      Ur recipes r great n easy to make really….

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        May 03, 2018 at 8:38 am

        Thnx a lot 🙂

        Reply
    3. kavish

      September 01, 2018 at 4:08 pm

      5 stars
      dear its awesome, by your way of writing, it is very easy to understand each and every process

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        September 06, 2018 at 12:25 pm

        Thnx

        Reply
    4. FARIDA BANU

      October 18, 2018 at 5:59 am

      Hi, Neha your recipe was simply super.

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        October 18, 2018 at 12:46 pm

        Thnx 🙂

        Reply
    5. FARIDA BANU

      October 18, 2018 at 6:01 am

      Hi, Neha your recipe is very simple and Awesome,

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        October 18, 2018 at 12:46 pm

        Thnx a lot 🙂

        Reply
    6. Poonam

      March 18, 2019 at 1:53 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious !!!!! Everyone just loved it..thank you

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        March 19, 2019 at 5:09 am

        Thnx a lot for trying 🙂

        Reply
    7. Saif Mukhtar

      April 19, 2020 at 6:30 am

      4 stars
      Great recipes

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        April 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm

        Thanks

        Reply
    8. Pinky

      June 24, 2020 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      I tried this at home, and it is an absolutely wonderful , tasty and easy dish to prepare. Restaurant quality final product and my family really loved it.

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        June 26, 2020 at 3:44 pm

        Awesome 🙂

        Reply
    9. Santa surjya das

      May 06, 2022 at 4:52 pm

      5 stars
      thankyou for a great recipe made in such a simple way……..really a classic

      Reply

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