# Jujeh Kabob Inspired Plate

This video demonstrates how to make a Jujeh Kabob inspired plate, featuring saffron chicken skewers, Shirazi-style salad, and saffron basmati rice.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into chunks
- 0.5 cup plain yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 white or yellow onion
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 0.125 tsp bloomed saffron (about ground saffron steeped in hot water)
- 1 Juice of lemon juice
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- tumeric
- 1 english cucumber (peeled & diced)
- 2 roma tomatoes (diced)
- 0.25 red onion (finely chopped)
- 1 Juice of lemon juice
- to taste salt
- 1.5 cups basmati rice (soaked in salted water for at least 15 min, longer if possible)
- oil or butter

## Instructions

1. Add saffron to water to bloom.
2. In a bowl, combine chicken, yogurt, white onion, olive oil, bloomed saffron water, and seasonings.
3. Mix the ingredients together and marinate the chicken.
4. Dice cucumber and tomato and add to a bowl.
5. Chop red onion and squeeze lime juice into the bowl.
6. Mix the salad.
7. Place marinated chicken pieces on skewers.
8. Cook the chicken skewers in a pan until golden and juicy.
9. Serve the chicken skewers with basmati rice, Shirazi salad, and naan bread.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- tongs
- lime squeezer
- spoon
- skewer
- pan

## Tips

- Marinate the chicken in a mixture of yogurt, grated onion, olive oil, bloomed saffron, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and turmeric.
- Prepare the Shirazi-style salad with diced cucumber, Roma tomatoes, finely chopped red onion, lemon juice, and salt.
- Cook basmati rice until al dente, then drain and steam with oil or butter.
- Add bloomed saffron water over a small portion of the rice for a golden top.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DImtbiDz8lr/?igsh=b3Bvemlvd2Z3ZWp1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5dc6c336-3ba3-427b-9e3c-643a0c90da1d
- Extracted: 2025-05-28

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