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Malai Kebab

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Author: Dhanya Samuel

Ingredients

  • 250 gm chicken mince
  • 1 slice white bread soaked in milk
  • ½ onion finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies finely chopped
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ egg
  • 1 tbsp fresh coriander finely chopped
  • ½ inch ginger finely chopped
  • Salt to season
  • Plain flour optional
  • Ghee/clarified butter for shallow frying the patties/kebabs
  • 150 ml sour cream
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh coriander finely chopped

Instructions

  • Mix the first 11 ingredients and knead the mince well till combined. Divide into equal parts and shape the mince into roundish, flat cakes and keep aside. The mixture will be slightly wet and if shaping is an issue, dust the cakes in plain flour. But this is optional; I did not use the flour.
  • Heat ghee in a flat non-stick pan and shallow fry the kebabs till browned on either side. Make sure to turn over only after one side is done well to prevent breaking. Drain on kitchen paper.
  • In the same pan, add the sour cream, garam masala and red chilli powder. Place the kebabs carefully back in the pan and cook covered on low heat for about 6-8 minutes, turning once in between. Season with salt if necessary.
  • Remove from heat and garnish with chopped green chillies and coriander just before serving.
  • Eat this hot!

Notes

With the above proportions, this dish is medium spicy; so adjust the quantity of spices and chillies to suit individual taste.