Chicken Kofta Recipe
Warmly spiced and deliciously bursting with Middle Eastern flavors these chicken kofta skewers are great for a quick weeknight dinner or an impressive dish to serve at your next cookout.
Servings: 15 pieces of kofta
Calories: 110.3kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1 cup parsley chopped.
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast roughly dices.
- 3 Tablespoons butter room temperature.
- 3 Tablespoons yogurt
- 3 Tablespoon corm meal
- 1 Tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Brushing Solution:
- ½ cup water
- 2 Tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 Tablespoon oil preferably not olive oil.
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Soak wooden skewers for 30 minutes before using.
- In your food processor, add onions, garlic and parsley. Mix well, empty mixture in a deep bowl and set aside.
- Add chicken pieces to the food processor and mix. Add minced chicken to the parsley onion mixture.
- Add all other ingredients spices, yogurt, cornmeal and butter.
- combine well with a spoon or with your hands until everything is evenly mixed.
- You can cover and refrigerate mixture for up to 24 hours
Shaping and cooking:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Place two oven racks, one in the upper third and one in the second third of the oven
- Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
- Mix all brushing solution ingredients in a small bowl.
- Moisten your hands with the brushing solution, take a fistful of the chicken mixture and shape on skewers . Arrange on a baking dish.
- Lightly brush the chicken kofta with the brushing solutions.
- Place baking dish in the lower rack of the oven for 10 minutes.
- Take the dish out, turn the kebab the other side and brush more with the solution.
- Return to the upper rack in the oven for another 10 minutes or finish off on a preheated grill.
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Notes
- It is always best to cook this chicken koftas in the oven first for just 10 minutes, turning them in between and brushing the other side, before putting them on the grill, I’ve found this to be very useful and easier for handling ground chicken.
- Check the post above for more tips and tricks.
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Nutrition
Calories: 110.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.1g | Protein: 13.9g | Fat: 4.7g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 41.3mg | Sodium: 336.1mg | Potassium: 49.3mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Vitamin C: 8.2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.4mg