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Edited on Sat Apr-19-08 01:23 PM by htuttle
Basic Kabob Recipe:
1/4 cup Olive Oil Several cloves minced garlic 1 Tablespoon (or so) Rosemary 1 Teaspoon Marjoram 1 Teaspoon Oregano Salt/pepper to taste
Marinate some meat in it, string it on a skewer with some pearl onions, leek slices, peppers, etc. Baste in oil mixture, grill, basting every 10 minutes. Goes great with couscous and a Tzatziki sauce.
Tzatziki Sauce: 2 cups Yogurt, thick Greek-style 1 Cucumber peeled, seeded, grated 2 tablespoons Lemon juice 1-2 cloves Garlic minced (Though I use up to 4...) 1/4 cup Olive oil 1 teaspoon Salt
Some fresh dill and a hint of mint work well in Tzatziki sauce, too, especially if it's going over lamb kabobs.
Tandoori Chicken
I love to make this with drumsticks and wings.
INGREDIENTS: 4 pieces bone-in chicken breast-halves and legs in any combination 2 tablespoons light vegetable or olive oil for basting
Marinade: 3/4 cup plain yogurt 2 tablespoons lemon juice 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1-inch piece of peeled, fresh ginger 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon red food coloring (optional) 2 tablespoons. yellow food coloring (optional) Coarse salt to taste
Marinate for as long as you're willing to wait (overnight if possible). Grill, basting a few times. Eat.
Chicken Shawarma
Marinade: 8 Chicken Thighs (skinless & boneless) 1 tsp. Mixed Spice* 1⁄4 tsp. Cardamoms (Choti Ilaichi) (freshly grounded) Salt (to taste) Black Pepper Powder (Pisi Kaali Mirch) (to taste) 1⁄4 cup Plain Yogurt 1⁄2 cup Malt Vinegar 1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
Sauce: 1⁄4 cup Plain Yogurt 1⁄2 cup Tahini Sauce 1⁄2 tsp. Garlic (Lehsan) (minced) Salt (to taste) Black Pepper Powder (Pisi Kaali Mirch) (to taste) 2 tbsp. Lemon Juice (Nimbu Arakh) 1 tbsp. Fresh Parsley (chopped) 1 tbsp. Olive Oil (Zaitoon Ka Tail)
Marinate for as long as you can, grill, eat on pita bread with tomatoes, onions, lettuce and the sauce.
* Lebanese 'Mixed Spice' recipe: 1/4 tsp. powdered allspice 1 tsp. black pepper 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. fenugreek 2 tsp. powdered ginger
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