- Yield: 3 people
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Malai Mushroom Tikka
Malai Mushroom Tikka is a starter that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you wanting for more. They are absolutely easy to make and just the perfect creamy cheesy starter for your meals. Can be easily made on a gas stove without an oven or a tandoor.
Ingredients
- White Button Mushrooms - 10-12
- Capsicum - 10 pieces ( cubes)
- Tomato - 1 ( cubed into chunks)
- Onion - 10 cubes
- Butter (salted) - as required ( for basting)
- Ingredients for Marination
- Hung curd / thick yogurt - 3 tsp
- Cream - 3 tsp
- Chat masala - 1 tsp
- Cheese - 3-4 tsp
- Corn flour - 2 tsp
- Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Tandoori Masala - 1/2 tsp
- Kashmiri Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder ( Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
- Musturd Oil - 2 tsp
- Kasoori Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves) - 2-3 pinches
- Green chillies - 2 ( finely chopped)
- Carom Seeds ( Ajwain) - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - as per taste
Instructions
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients for marination, curd, cream, cheese, corn flour ,ajwain seeds and powdered spices and mix well.
- Add the mushrooms, capsicum, tomato and onions and let it marinate in the fridge at least for 30 mins to 1 hr (the more you marinate the better)
- Soak a few wooden skewers in water for 10 -15 mins ( this will prevent them from getting burnt)
- Place the mushrooms and other vegetables on the moist skewers and keep aside.
- Heat a pan and add butter.
- Place the skewers on them and cook them for 6- 7 minutes basting them continuously with the marinade and butter.
- To give them a smokey effect place them on a rack placed on a gas stove.
- Now put them back in the frying pan gravy to prevent them from drying also apply some marinade so that they do not dry out.
- Serve them hot with a sprinkle of chat masala and mint chutney on the side.
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