Middle Eastern Chicken Kebabs
These Middle Eastern chicken kebabs, or chicken skewers, are marinated in Greek yogurt and aromatic spices before cooking on a grill. They are perfect crowd pleasers for BBQs and summer parties. Serve over some turmeric rice or with tahini and hummus in pita bread. A surprisingly simple and easy recipe that takes minutes to prepare.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 163kcal
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Bamboo skewers
Ingredients
- 500 grams Chicken Boneless thighs or breast
FOR THE MARINADE
- 1/3 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1 tbsp Garlic minced
- 1/2 tbsp Ginger powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp Paprika hot or mild
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
VEGGIES
- 1 cup Onion chopped and layers separated
- 20 Cherry tomatoes
Instructions
PREPARATION
- Clean, wash and chop chicken into bite-size pieces. (not too small)
- Pat dry with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Cut vegetables in half then each half into three and again each third into three.
- You want bite-size squares that are almost similar to the chicken pieces.
- Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes.
MARINADE CHICKEN
- Place the chicken pieces in a bowl.
- Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice – combine well.
- Add all the dry spices and combine well.
- Next, add the Greek yogurt and combine well.
- Cover the bowl and leave to marinate.
- This can be left to marinate for an hour up to 12 hours in the fridge.
SKEWER CHICKEN
- Add the chopped veggies to the chicken so they get some of the spices too.
- Take the soaked skewers and pat dry.
- Thread the chicken and vegetable pieces alternating as much as you can.
- I prefer chicken, onion, chicken, tomato or similar. So every skewer has a little of it all.
GRILL SKEWERS
- Heat a grill pan on medium-high heat.
- Place few skewers at a time – do not overcrowd the grill.
- Let cook for at least 3 minutes before you try to move it.
- When it’s done on one side it will release from the pan.
- Turn to the other side and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes.
- As a guide, each skewer takes 5 to 6 minutes to cook on all sides (thigh meat – breast will get done quicker).
- The char marks can be controlled by raising and lowing the heat under the grill.
- Server with fragrant rice or pita bread with tahini and hummus.
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Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 214mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 435IU | Vitamin C: 13.9mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1.2mg