# Joojeh Kabab

A delicious and simple joojeh kabab recipe with a flavorful saffron marinade and creamy sumac aioli.

- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pinch ground saffron
- 1 pinch sugar
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 6 chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp saffron water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch turmeric
- 1 medium sliced onions
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 pinch saffron powder
- 1 cup saffron lemon butter sauce
- 1 tbsp sumaq
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp dried herbs
- 1 tbsp sumac
- 1 lemon
- 1 serving crispy tadigh
- 1 serving shirazi style salad
- 6 grilled veggies

## Instructions

1. Combine ground saffron, sugar, and hot water to make saffron water.
2. Slice up the chicken thighs into strips.
3. Marinate the chicken in saffron water for about 15 minutes.
4. Add lemon juice, yogurt, olive oil, black pepper, salt, turmeric, sliced onions, minced garlic, and a little bit of saffron powder to the marinated chicken.
5. Pop this in the fridge for at least three to four hours.
6. Cook the chicken on the grill for added smokiness.
7. Brush with saffron lemon butter sauce.
8. Make a simple sumac aioli.
9. Prepare crispy tadigh and a shirazi style salad.
10. Grill veggies on the side.
11. Top with more sumac and saffron lemon butter.

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- knife
- grill
- hand blender

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/oeb4aXJlE1k?si=RZOAU72ka6kMezoN
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/049cb66a-7556-4ad5-9ec4-72f830d8d03a
- Extracted: 2025-03-21

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