Ingredients
Chicken Kebabs
1 ½ lb minced chicken thigh
1 yellow onion
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 jalapeño
5 cloves garlic
1 tbsp cilantro
½ tsp red chilli
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp turmeric
salt & pepper
½ tsp tomato paste
2 tbsp melted butter
Yogurt Sauce
2 mini cucumbers
½ stalk green onions
Handful of fresh cilantro
1 jalapeño
2 cloves garlic
½ tsp salt
1 cup yogurt
Chopped Salad
2 tomatoes
½ white onion
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
½ lemon juice
Salt
Tools
grater
mortar and pestle
skewers
baking tray
food processor
Directions
Chicken Kebabs
Step 1
Grate your yellow onion and squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can.
1 yellow onion
grater
Step 2
Grind up coriander seeds, garlic cloves and jalapeño in a mortar and pestle.
1 tsp coriander seeds
5 cloves garlic
1 jalapeño
mortar and pestle
Step 3
Combine together with the onion along with the ingredients below. Mix together well.
1 yellow onion
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 jalapeño
5 cloves garlic
1 tbsp cilantro
½ tsp red chilli
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp turmeric
salt & pepper
½ tsp tomato paste
Step 4
Add in the minced chicken and work it all together with clean hands until well combined.
1 ½ lb minced chicken thigh
Step 5
Take two bamboo skewers, clump your chicken into a ball and use a hand to form a kebab around the wood. This is sort of an intuitive process, but as you do a couple of them you'll start to get the hang of it.
skewers
Step 6
Place the kebabs on a baking tray and bake for 40 mins at 400F, flipping every 15-20 mins.
baking tray
Step 7
Brush with butter and remove from the bamboo stick. I served this with cinnamon infused basmati rice, yogurt sauce and chopped salad.
2 tbsp melted butter
Yogurt Sauce
Step 1
Run the ingredients below through a food processor.
2 mini cucumbers
½ stalk green onions
Handful of fresh cilantro
1 jalapeño
2 cloves garlic
½ tsp salt
Step 2
Add to 1 cup of plain yogurt, mix thoroughly together and serve.
1 cup yogurt
Chopped Salad
Step 1
Dice the ingredients below.
2 tomatoes
½ white onion
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
Step 2
Combine together with lemon juice and salt.
½ lemon juice
Salt
