Name: Middle Eastern chicken kabob platter recipe by Jenice Martin at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For chicken kabobs:; Chicken boneless (preferably thigh pieces); Lemon juice 2 tablespoons; Salt to taste; Red chili powder 2 teaspoons; Turmeric powder 2 teaspoons; Cumin powder 2 teaspoons; Chicken masala 1 tablespoons; For rice platter:; Basmati rice 2cups; Salt to taste; Oil 3tablespoons; Paprika powder 1/2 teaspoons; Olive oil or butter 2 tablespoons; Cucumber 1/2 cup; Tomatoes 1/2 cup; Onion 2 tablespoons; Coriander leaves; Lemon juice 1 tablespoons; Pita bread 1

Ingredients Serving: 2

For chicken kabobs:
Chicken boneless (preferably thigh pieces)
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Red chili powder 2 teaspoons
Turmeric powder 2 teaspoons
Cumin powder 2 teaspoons
Chicken masala 1 tablespoons
For rice platter:
Basmati rice 2cups
Salt to taste
Oil 3tablespoons
Paprika powder 1/2 teaspoons
Olive oil or butter 2 tablespoons
Cucumber 1/2 cup
Tomatoes 1/2 cup
Onion 2 tablespoons
Coriander leaves
Lemon juice 1 tablespoons
Pita bread 1

Instructions

Wash and clean chicken pieces ( should be big pieces) add lemon juice, turmeric, chilli powder, cumin powder, salt, and chicken masala mix well and marinate for atleast 3-4 hours,
After 4 hours take a frying pan, I like to cook in a grilling pan , you can cook in an oven, electric tandoor or in an air fryer too. Add 3 tablespoons of oil add chicken pieces cook on a slow to medium flame until dark brown black spots appears on both sides.
Rince basmati rice well to remove all the starch. Take a big vessel add 5 cups of water add 2 teaspoons of salt and boil for 5 mins..
Add rice and keep the flame high cook for 7 min. then drain water and rince rice gently. This process will further removes remaining starch.
Take a thick bottom pan add 1 tablespoons of olive oil or butter add rice and remaining oil or butter.
Cover the pan with wet towel cook for 20 mins on a very slow flame.
Cut cucumber, onion and tomatoes in a small pieces add lemon juice coriander leaves and salt mix well.
To serve , take rice in a plate add chicken kabobs sprinkle some paprika add salad, serve hot with pita bread.

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