Chicken Malai Karahi

Chicken malai  karahi , very recently came across this dish.Very rich and flavorful. After tasting this dish I wanted to try it at home. Though I could guess a few ingredients, wasn't really sure how it would turn out. So searched the web and found two recipes. But in some way both the recipes sounded as if they won't taste as good as the one we enjoyed. So I tried to combine both the recipes came up with this one which was so close in taste. It's really simple and easy to make  with very few ingredients. I would make a healthy version by substituting low fat sour cream and milk instead of yogurt and heavy cream. Hope you would enjoy chicken malai karahi as much as we did. 

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken  : 1 lb
Yogurt    : 1/2 cup
Coriander Powder : 2 tsp
White Pepper Powder : 2tsp
Jeera Powder  : 1tsp
Garam Masala :  1/2 tsp
Heavy Cream : 1/4 cup
Fresh Coriander Leaves : 1/2 cup
Canola oil : 1/4 cup 

Method :

  Clean and cut chicken in to small pieces. Heat a sauce pan over medium heat. Add oil to the pan and when almost hot add the chicken pieces and cook the chicken pieces , remove and keep aside.
Discard the liquid  in  the pan and add  a tablespoon of oil in the pan and add the cooked chicken pieces along with the spice powders and fry them well.
  Now add the yogurt along with salt, give it a stir close the lid over medium low fire and allow the chicken to blend with the yogurt and the spices.Cook until  the raw smell goes away for about 5 to 7 minutes. Open the lid, check for salt and add the cream. Give it a stir and cook until the cream gets heated through. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and transfer to a serving dish.
 The fresh smell and taste of the herb adds the real flavor to the curry,that the fresh coriander leaves are a must for this recipe.