Chelo Kebab
What a unique dish! Succulent chicken marinated in cream, yogurt, cheese, and green chilies, grilled, served on a bed on sweet, creamy rice! It’s definitely not a traditional hit-you-with-spice dish as it tunes in to the sweeter side of things. The luxury and richness of the dish is gonna leave you in the most peaceful food coma ever!
The dish was made famous by restaurants like Copper Chimney and Zaffran’s in Bombay. It was our go-to dish after a night out in town. We’d stumble into Zaffran’s at 3AM at night and order a round of tandoori chicken and chelo kebabs. Ah I miss those days!
Chelo Kebab
Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Difficulty: EZ
Servings
2 servings
Prep time
30 minutes
Cooking time
25 minutes
Oven Temp
240 / 460 ºC / ºF
Ingredients
Malai Tikka
Creamy Rice
Directions
Malai Tikka
- Cut chicken thighs into large chunks
- Purée all marinade ingredients EXCEPT green chilies
- Add minced green chilies to marinade
- Marinate chicken overnight
- Skewer chicken and grill in broiler or grill at 240ºC / 460ºF until charred (8-10 minutes)
Creamy Rice
- Wash rice and cook with water until soft. We want to overcook the rice here so it gets a bit mushy.
- Once the rice is cooked and mushy, add cream, salt, and sugar and stir it in.
- After 5-10 minutes, remove from heat when the consistency is thick and creamy.
Serve
- Serve the chicken pieces on a bed of the rice! Garnish with fresh coriander!
7 Comments
STAMISON3471
January 16, 2021
Thank you!!1
Neeta
April 15, 2021
I have been looking for a good recipe for the very same Chelo Kabab that we used to enjoy at Zaffran, Andheri. They do it differently now, sadly. And no other place does the Malai Tikka and sweet creamy rice this way. I did make a version once, but from your recipe i realise that more is more! So will include the generous cheese and cream additions! Thank you so much!
Varun
April 15, 2021
Hope it turns out well! Let me know if you liked it!
Neeta Khanolkar
April 25, 2021
Will try in a couple of days…. meanwhile would be great if you could also suggest how to achieve the zaffran palak paneer which we used to get in the Andheri branch! Thanks and best wishes.
Varun
April 25, 2021
Haha I’m not sure I’ve tried it there but I do have a palak paneer recipe on my blog you can check out!
Neeta Khanolkar
April 28, 2021
Cool thanks!
Bhanu
May 11, 2021
For vegetarians instead of chicken paneer (roasted) can be used.
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