Chicken Malai Curry | Chicken with coconut milk curry

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Chicken Malai Curry recipe is a mouth watering chicken recipe that is indigenous to India. The rich flavor of coconut, spices paired with chicken brings to life this amazing dish.
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You can choose to use store bought coconut milk if you so wish.
The video recipe [can be found here](https://youtu.be/QTCfIAQMi9U) if anyone is interested
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# Preparing the coconut milk
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**Ingredients**
* 1 medium sized coconut
**Instructions:**
* Grate the coconut with a hand grater.
* Put some water and half of the grated coconut in a blender.
* Blend for 30 secs.Strain the milk using a strainer and pressing the coconut with a spoon. Repeat with the remaining grated coconut.
** or you can use store bought coconut milk but using the fresh milk is highly recommended
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# Prepare the puree for gravy :
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**Ingredients**
* 1 medium sized tomato
* 2 small onions
* Garlic – 8 large cloves
* Ginger – 30 gms
**Instructions**:
Boil the onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic. Add some water and blend them into a puree
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# The Curry:
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**Ingredients:**
*Chicken breast – 500gms
* 2 small potatoes cubed
* Whole spices –
* Bay leaves : 2
* Whole Cardamom : 8-10
* Cinnamon : 1 stick
* Cloves : 5-6
* Turmeric Powder 1 tbsp
* Red chilli powder : 1/2 tbsp
* Salt as per taste
* Sugar : 1 tsp
* Homemade Garam Masala : 1 tsp (Equal part of cinammon, cardamom and cloves)
**Instructions**:
* Heat oil in a cooking pot.
* Add the potatoes and some salt .Cover and cook for few mins tossing in between until all sides turn golden brown. Remove and set aside once done
* Add the whole spices and fry for 30 secs
* Add the chicken pieces and toss for a couple of minutes.
* Cover and cook on medium to low flame for 5 minutes
* Now add the puree, Salt as per taste, sugar, turmeric, red chilli powder
* Stir and mix the spices evenly. Cover and cook stirring in between
* Add 1 tbsp Ghee (Clarified butter) and the potatoes. Cook for a few minutes
* Once the chicken is cooked, add the coconut milk. Cover and bring to a boil.
* Reduce the gravy to your desired preference
* Mix 2 tsp Garam Masala powder.
* Cover, turn off heat and let it rest for a few mins
* Serve hot with Roti or Rice