Time is flying these days and the weather is demanding summer grilling.
Indian style chicken skewers are perfect for the task. They are easy to prepare ahead and grilled in just a few minutes. No need for a tandoori oven, your barbeque is just fine.
Marinate the chicken in yogurt that is flavored with ginger, garlic, cumin and coriander. Then thread the chicken on wooden skewers and you are almost ready to serve these grilled tandoori chicken skewers as an appetizer to your guests or as a quick dinner for your family alongside some spicy peanut sauce.
A family favorite at my house. Happy Grilling!
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Recipe type: Main Dish or Appetizer
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Serves: Makes about 25 bigger skweres (picture) or 50 appetizer sized skewers
Ingredients
- 4 organic chicken breasts, cut into smaller strips
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1½ Tablespoon water
- 1½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- 2 large garlic gloves, chopped
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
- 1¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
- vegetable oil for the grill
- skewers, soaked in water
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to high.
- Mix lemon juice, water, salt and turmeric. Add the chicken strips and coat. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a separate bowl mix yogurt, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin and cayenne. Add to the lemon chicken mix and stir well. Let sit for another 10 minutes.
- Thread the chicken onto the skewers and oil the grill.
- Cook the chicken skewers from both sides for about 8 minutes or until chicken is done. Don't overcook!
Notes
I served my grilled chicken skewers alongside some spicy peanut sauce and veggie couscous salad.
Adapted from Food & Wine.
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Oh wie lecker! Da sind alle meine Lieblingsgewürze enthalten. Leider dürfen wir auf unserem Balkon nicht “richtig” grillen. Vor allem mein Freund leidet darunter, er kommt nämlich aus Thüringen und da ist Grillen ja quasi Religion ;o) Aber vielleicht kann ich mit diesem Rezept unseren kleinen Elektro-Tischgrill einweihen 🙂
Liebe Grüße,
Kirsten
Found this via pinterest and made it tonight… SO YUMMY!!! I used chicken thighs (since can find organic for a better price than breasts), and ended up marinating them for an hour by the time my husband got home and we fired up the grill. They were so tender, juicy, and flavorful. Winner winner chicken dinner… will definitely make again!!
Welcome back! You were missed. This recipe looks yummy — can’t wait to try it. Have a lovely summer in the Rockies.
Love this recipe Kirsten! I’ll be making it this week. So glad to see you’re back blogging, I was about to send out search and rescue! 🙂 Where did you get those skewers? I never can find any nice ones.
This looks fabulous. So jealous of the fact that you can grill (although I think I can swing this on a grill pan). Huge fan of Indian spices right now, and the combo with the peanut sauce makes it more tantalizing. Thanks!
Wow, this chicken looks great! I love the marinade – got to try this 🙂
I’m just happy to “see” you again. I think I could do this with firm tofu…at least the seasoning, which sounds wonderful. We still haven’t had much sunshine, but I’m hoping it will be here soon. XOXO
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