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Afghan chicken skewer kabob

Name: Afghan chicken skewer kabob
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Afghan
Ingredients: 3 onions 2 chopped and 1 finely sliced; 50g bunch of coriander; 1 green chilli; 2 lemons juiced; 50ml sesame oil; 120ml apple cider vinegar; 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste; 1 tbsp chaat masala; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs cut into bite-size pieces; naan or flatbreads (optional); 1 onion finely sliced; 3 vine tomatoes cut into wedges

Mursal Saiq

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 25 mins

plus 1 hr marinating

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Cook these flavourful chicken skewers on a barbecue or under the grill. Served with naan or flatbreads, onions, tomatoes, chutney and garlic yogurt

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3 onions

2 chopped and 1 finely sliced
50g bunch of coriander
1 green chilli
2 lemons

juiced
50ml sesame oil
120ml apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
1 tbsp chaat masala
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground turmeric
500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs

cut into bite-size pieces

To serve

naan

or flatbreads (optional)
1 onion

finely sliced
3 vine tomatoes

cut into wedges

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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal239
fat16g
saturates3g
carbs7g
sugars5g
fibre2g
protein17g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Blitz the chopped onions in a food processor, then press through a sieve over a bowl to extract the onion juice. Set the juice aside and discard the onion pulp.
step 2

Put the coriander, chilli, lemon juice, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger and garlic paste, chaat masala, cumin, turmeric, the onion juice and some seasoning in a food processor. Whizz together to make a marinade.
step 3

Tip the chicken into a large bowl along with the marinade, mix to coat and leave for 1 hr, or overnight.
step 4

Skewer the chicken pieces onto 4-6 long metal skewers. Cook on the barbecue over ashen coals or wood. Alternatively, cook on a gas barbecue or under a hot grill for 15-20 mins, turning frequently until charred and cooked through.
step 5

Serve the skewers with naan (Afghan naan is preferable), the sliced onion and tomatoes, and some Afghan chutney and garlic yogurt (see recipes, below).

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2023

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