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Baked chicken skewers

A 40 minutes dinner idea from the Middle East
Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern,
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Marinate overnight 12 hours
Servings 4
Calories 257kcal

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 3 Chicken breasts Each one cut into 6 pieces

1 st marinade

  • 1 tsp Pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 juice of 1 Lemon
  • 4 -5 tsp Yogurt
  • Salt to taste

2 nd marinade

  • 1 tsp Paprika powder
  • 4 tsp Olive oil
  • 2 tsp Olive oil - For final brushing

Veggies for skewer

  • 1/2 each Bell peppers different colors cut into square
  • 1/2 Red onion cut into square

For dipping sauce

  • small bunch Coriander leaves chopped
  • 1/2 of 1 Green chili chopped
  • 1/2 of 1 Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 3-4 tsp Greek yogurt
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Marinate the chicken pieces with the ingredients given in 1 st marinade and refrigerate over night.
  • One hour before cooking:
    Immerse the wooden skewers in water. Leave aside.
    Half hour before cooking bring the chicken to room temperature and skewer the chicken
  • Alternate a piece of chicken with a piece of vegetable.
    NOTE:
    Do not thickly pack pieces. It will not cook evenly
    Insert skewer through the flat side so that more surface is exposed to heat
  • Preheat oven and bake at 400 ° F for 35 minutes
    After first 20 minutes take the chicken out apply the 2 nd marinade evenly with a brush on all sides return to oven for another 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and immediately brush olive oil on the pieces very lightly so the chicken doesn't dry out. Rest for 5 minutes and serve immediately with dipping sauce , Naan , rice and other salads.

Dipping sauce

  • Grind all the ingredients given in the ingredients list and pour into individual serving containers for ease of dipping chicken or naan as per liking.

Rice

  • Cook half a cup of fast cooking white rice. Or use left over rice if you have.

Video

Notes

Adding too much acidic elements like tomato paste lime juice and vinegar etc will toughen the meat.
Remove chicken from oven once cooked loosely cover and keep until served.