At Home: The Dubai Viral Recipe Taking Over Social Media
20 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
19
Ingredients
Non Veg
Diet
Iffa chicken is a creamy, flavour-packed dish that has recently taken social media by storm. It is a Dubai viral recipe: tender, marinated chicken with a rich, velvety white sauce, making it an indulgent yet comforting dish. The dish first gained popularity through Instagram cooking videos and quickly spread across food blogs and homes. Its appeal lies in its simplicity, cooking technique and flavours, which make it easy for anyone to recreate at home.
At the heart of Iffa chicken is a well-spiced marinade made with yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, and other spices. The chicken is usually pan-fried or grilled, which gives them a characteristic flavour. What truly sets this Dubai viral recipe apart is its unique creamy white sauce, typically made using ingredients like egg whites, cheese, cream, garlic, and milk.
Another reason why the Iffa chicken recipe has become such a sensation is that it exists in more than one form – there’s also a green Iffa chicken. The dish pairs with flatbreads, rice, or even salads, making it suitable for both a solo and high-protein meal for one to serving guests at special gatherings. Foodies can experiment further and introduce other herbs and condiments to relish the same Dubai viral recipe with new flavours added to the mix.
Ingredients
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500 gmBoneless chicken (thighs or breast)For the marinade
Take a big bowl, add curd, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander, pepper, garam masala, vinegar, and salt. Then add the chicken and mix until all the pieces are coated in the masala. Set aside to marinate for 1 hour, or up to 8 hours (overnight).
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Step 2: Preparing the white sauce
You will need a hand blender for this. Add the egg whites, cheese, skim milk, vinegar, garlic, salt, and sugar. Blend the ingredients until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
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Step 3: Cooking the chicken
Take a non-stick pan and add a bit of oil or spray with an oil spray. Cook the marinated chicken for 5 minutes on medium-high. Sear on both sides until both sides turn golden brown. After the searing, reduce the heat, cover with a lid and cook for another 5 minutes until the masala is thick.
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Step 4: Adding the white sauce
Pour the prepared white sauce over the chicken in the pan. Cover again and cook on low heat for 3 minutes, for the sauce to thicken and also coat the chicken.
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Step 5: Finish off the chicken curry
Your iffa chicken recipe is done. Garnish with coriander and serve with roti or rice.