This is yet another preparation of chicken which everyone in our family enjoys - this is one of my specialities :). This preparation has a very rich taste - and at the same time is not spicy/hot (the kid can enjoy too).
Here is how Chicken Malai Dishkush looks like once cooked and ready to be served.
Step 1: Take approximately 1-1.25 kg (2-3 lb) of chicken. Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon corn flour and mix everything.
Step 2: After mixing, fry the chicken pieces in oil. (This fried chicken can also be eaten as is as snacks - just add some salt and pepper.)
Step 3: Take 2-3 medium sized onions and chop those. Fry these in oil which the following spices:
a) Bay leaves
b) Cinnamon sticks
c) "Jaipatri"
d) Black pepper
d) 4-5 Whole Cardamom
e) 4-5 Cloves
Fry the onions till they just start turning into a golden / light brown color.
Step 4: Now take out the following ingredients a shown on the plate below:
a) Coriander powder
b) Turmeric powder
c) Red chili powder
d) Salt
e) Ginger/Garlic paste
Step 5: Add above ingredients to the fried onions along with some water and cook them for 5 min. Keep this aside - this will be added in the last step.
Step 6: Chop 3-4 tomatos and fry them in a separate pan till the color becomes dark brown (you can see the color in the next picture).
Step 7: Add 1 glass of whole milk and add 1 cup of cashew paste (you can take crushed cashews, and grind them with a few teaspoons of water to make a paste). Cook this at low heat for 5-10 min.
Step 8: When done, the mix should look like this. Add this to the onions which you fried in Step 5. Cook it at medium heat for 5 min and add the fried chicken. Mix them and cook it low heat for 10-15 min. (Alternately, in the last step you can cook the entire mix with the chicken in a microwave oven)
