Recipe: Tasty Middle eastern chicken kebabs

Middle eastern chicken kebabs. One of my all-time favorite recipes for entertaining, these chicken kebabs are marinated in a tangy Middle Eastern blend of Greek yogurt, lemon, garlic and spices, then grilled on skewers until golden brown. They are delicious over a bed of golden Basmati Rice Pilaf with Dried Fruits and Almonds (as pictured above) or on top of a Greek salad. Middle Eastern Chicken Kebabs (Shish Tawook) marinated with yogurt, garlic and spices before grilling.

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. You can cook Middle eastern chicken kebabs using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Middle eastern chicken kebabs

1. You need 1 cup of Greek yogurt.
2. You need 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
3. You need 2 teaspoon of paprika.
4. It's 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder.
5. You need 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder.
6. It's 1 teaspoon of crushed black pepper.
7. It's 5 of garlic cloves minced.
8. Prepare 500 gm of chicken keema.
9. Prepare to taste of Salt.
10. Prepare 1 of large onion chopped.

A surprisingly simple and easy recipe that takes minutes to prepare. YUMMY MIDDLE EASTERN CHICKEN KABOBS Yogurt, lemon, and vinegar work as a tenderizer for the chicken plus giving the chicken a delicate tangy flavor. Kebab, Kabob, or Kabab is a wide variety of grilled meat usually on skewers. Shish taouk is a traditional chicken kebab in the Middle East.

Middle eastern chicken kebabs instructions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, olive oil, paprika, cumin powder, cinnamon powder, black pepper, Chicken kerna, lemon zest and juice, salt and garlic..
2. Thread the chicken onto metal skewers, folding it occasionally and place the kebabs on a baking tray lined with aluminum foil..
3. Spoon or brush the all over meat, coating well. Cover and refrigerator at least eight hours or overnight..
4. Preheat the grill to medium heat..
5. Grill the chicken kebabs until golden brown and cooked through, turning skewers occasionally, 10 - 15 minutes..
6. Transfer the skewers to a Platter and serve with yummy hot Salsa..
7. Serve and enjoyyyyyyyyy..

It is favored in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Israel. Shish means skewer in Arabic and Taouk means chicken in Turkish. As with many traditional dishes, each region and even family will have their own spin. Shish Tawookcan be one of the tastiest chicken Kabobs around. The name points to its Turkish origins (Tavuk şiş) however it is quite a common chicken bbq dish in virtually every Middle Eastern country, and with Persians having their own "Jujeh Kabob" version.