Chicken Kofta Kebabs

Name: Chicken Kofta Kebabs
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 500 g ground chicken; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 red pepper, finely chopped; 0.25 cup cilantro, chopped; 2 tsp minced garlic; 2 tsp minced ginger; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp chili flakes; 0.5 tsp sumac; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 1 red onion, thin slices; 0.5 lemon; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp sumac; 0.5 cup greek yogurt; 0.5 lemon; 1 tsp minced garlic; salt; pepper; 1.5 cup cooked rice

20m

Serves 2

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Chicken Kofta Kebabs

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20m

Serves 2

Directions

1Start with minced or ground chicken, chopped onions, red peppers, fresh cilantro, minced garlic, minced ginger, and a few spices (salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, chili flakes, and optional sumac).
2Mix the ingredients well.
3Roll the mix into small kebabs.
4Cook these on a pan for a few minutes on each side with olive oil.
5Add in the cherry tomatoes and cook them too.
6Prepare the onions by slicing one red onion thinly, squeezing half a lemon over it, and adding 1/4 tsp salt and optional 1/4 tsp sumac.
7Prepare the garlic yogurt by mixing 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, a squeeze of half a lemon, 1 tsp minced garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
8Serve the cooked kebabs on a bed of rice with the prepared onions and garlic yogurt.

Ingredients

500 g ground chicken
1 onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, finely chopped
0.25 cup cilantro, chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili flakes
0.5 tsp sumac
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 red onion, thin slices
0.5 lemon
0.25 tsp salt
0.25 tsp sumac
0.5 cup greek yogurt
0.5 lemon
1 tsp minced garlic
salt
pepper
1.5 cup cooked rice

Equipment

food processorpan

Tips

Use ground chicken or mince chicken breast/thigh using a food processor for the kebabs.
You can add sumac for extra flavor in the kebabs and onions.
Adjust salt and pepper to taste in the garlic yogurt.

Chicken Kofta Kebabs

20m

Serves 2

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Chicken Kofta Kebabs

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20m

Serves 2

Directions

1Start with minced or ground chicken, chopped onions, red peppers, fresh cilantro, minced garlic, minced ginger, and a few spices (salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, chili flakes, and optional sumac).
2Mix the ingredients well.
3Roll the mix into small kebabs.
4Cook these on a pan for a few minutes on each side with olive oil.
5Add in the cherry tomatoes and cook them too.
6Prepare the onions by slicing one red onion thinly, squeezing half a lemon over it, and adding 1/4 tsp salt and optional 1/4 tsp sumac.
7Prepare the garlic yogurt by mixing 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, a squeeze of half a lemon, 1 tsp minced garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
8Serve the cooked kebabs on a bed of rice with the prepared onions and garlic yogurt.

Ingredients

500 g ground chicken
1 onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, finely chopped
0.25 cup cilantro, chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili flakes
0.5 tsp sumac
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 red onion, thin slices
0.5 lemon
0.25 tsp salt
0.25 tsp sumac
0.5 cup greek yogurt
0.5 lemon
1 tsp minced garlic
salt
pepper
1.5 cup cooked rice

Equipment

food processorpan

Tips

Use ground chicken or mince chicken breast/thigh using a food processor for the kebabs.
You can add sumac for extra flavor in the kebabs and onions.
Adjust salt and pepper to taste in the garlic yogurt.