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Tender Pan-Fried Chicken Malai Kabab With Cheese

This Tender Pan-Fried Chicken Malai Kabab With Cheese is flavorful. These Kababs take barely 30 minutes to make such a quick recipe.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Resting Time15 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: chicken malai, chicken malai kabab
Servings: 15 small kababs
Calories: 27kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Equipment

  • food processor

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 1 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ medium onion roughly chopped
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 15 garlic cloves
  • 2 green chili pepper roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp cilantro roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp mozzarella cheese grated or use burrata cheese (like I did)
  • 4 tbsp rice flour
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Powdered spices

Frying

  • ¼ tbsp olive oil for frying

Garnish

  • chaat masala sprinkle on top
  • fresh lemon juice squeeze on top
  • 1 tsp cilantro finely chopped

Instructions

  • In a food processor, add chicken, salt, powdered spices, rice flour, cheese, yogurt, egg, onion, ginger, garlic, green peppers, cilantro, sour cream, fresh lemon juice, and pulse it for 30 seconds. 
  • Transfer the chicken mixture in a bowl place an air-tight lid. Let it marinate in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes to 2 hours.
  •  After it's done marinating, Grease hands with oil and shape the kababs. 
  • In a fry pan, on medium heat, add ¼ cup of olive oil, and let it heat up.
  •  Now add the shaped kababs in.
  • Cook on both sides. Line a plate with a paper towel. Place the cooked kababs in the plate that's lined with paper towel. 
  • Sprinkle some fresh lemon juice, chaat masala, and some cilantro on top of the Kababs.
  • Serve it hot with Green Chutney.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1kabab | Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.005g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: -11IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.4mg