Malai Chicken Tikka Sliders

Malai Chicken Tikka Sliders

Malai Chicken Tikka Sliders

Course: MainCuisine: Indian
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

1

hour 

10

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1.5 lbs. Chicken breast

  • 2 Tbs Greek yogurt

  • ¼ cup Heavy cream

  • 1 Tbsp Garlic paste

  • 1 Tbsp Ginger paste

  • 2 Green chili paste

  • ¼ cup Cilantro, fine chopped

  • ½ Tsp Garam Masala

  • Juice of 1 lemon

  • 1 Tsp kasoori methi

  • 1 Tsp roasted cumin powder

  • 1 Tsp Cardamom powder

  • Nutmeg powder a pinch

  • ¼ Tsp Black pepper powder

  • Salt to taste

  • ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded

  • Chaat Masala

  • Serving
  • Naan Dippers or (mini Naan cut into quarter)

  • Cilantro-Mint Aioli

  • 1/2 cup Shredded lettuce

  • Tomato, sliced

  • Onion, sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Place chicken pieces in a bowl add, yogurt, lemon juice green chili paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, nutmeg powder, cardamom powder, Cumin powder, black pepper, and salt. Mix well and set aside for 20 minutes.
  • While chicken is marinating make aioli. In a blender add all the ingredients for the cilantro aioli, blend everything until it is a creamy consistency. Add water if needed.
  • Mash the cheese with palm of your hand and add heavy cream and Kasuri methi to it and mix well. Now add cream and cheese mixture to the chicken pieces, coat well and marinate for another 1 hour (up to overnight) in refrigerator.
  • Preheat oven @400 degree F. Skew chicken pieces into skewers. Place them on a baking tray, apply the remaining marinade on them and place the tray in the preheated oven. Cook (turn halfway and baste them with melted butter) for about 20 minutes or till evenly done.
  • Brush tikkas with butter, squeeze some lemon juice and sprinkle chaat masala and coriander!
  • To serve sliders spread some Cilantro-Mint Aioli onto one side of the naan, and layer chicken kebabs, lettuce, tomato and onion and drizzle more aioli sauce on top, and close the slider with other piece of Naan!

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