Friday, May 17, 2013

Moroccan style chicken kebab:


Ingredients:

  • Chicken breast: I lb.
  • Olive oil: 3 Tbsp. + extra for frying 
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Garlic: 3 cloves finely chopped
  • Cumin (ground): 1.5 tsp.
  • Coriander (ground): 1 tsp.
  • Chili powder: 1 tsp.
  • Cinnamon (ground): ¼ tsp.
  • Oregano (dried): ½ tsp.
  • Onion (cut as rings): 1 cup
  • Cilantro (chopped): as garnish
  • Salt: to taste

Method:
  • Cut the chicken breast into bite size pieces
  • In a ziplock bag, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, coriander, chili powder, cinnamon, oregano salt & chicken. Marinade 8-12 hours or overnight and make sure turn the bag couple of times during that time.
  • On a frying pan, heat some olive oil and stir fry the chicken pieces until brown.
  • On a separate pan, heat some more oil and stir fry the onion till translucent.
  • Once the onion is done, add the cooked chicken pieces and stir fry for 2 minutes or until onions and chicken pieces mixed well.
  • Garnish with the cilantro 

Recipe has been adopted from the book 100 Best Classic Tapas published by Parragon Books.