Jooje Kebab – Persian Chicken Kebab

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This is my absolute favourite! My best friend is Persian and the first time his family made this for me I became obsessed with it! Service with Persian rice, Lebanese bread and Persian yogurt
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Ingredients 

1kg chicken diced – thigh or breast works
1/2 cup olive oil
2 large onions
2-3 limes
salt
pepper
1/4 teaspoon saffron
2 tablespoons greek yoghurt
Skewers
Any veggies you want to grill up – I use tomato and capsicum

Persian rice, Lebanese bread and Persian Yogurt – to Serve

Method:

  1. In a food processor, cut up onion so it is very fine (if you do not have a food processor, you can just grate the onion)
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  2. Add in oil, salt, pepper and squeeze in lime juice from the limes. Mix til just combined
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  3. add in saffron and yoghurt
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  4. Mix well
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  5. Cover the chicken completely in the sauce. I just use ziplock bags and shake but you can just use a large bowl. Make sure all the chicken pieces are covered in sauce
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  6. Refrigerate over night or at least 8 hours
  7. Take chicken out from the fridge and put the pieces onto skewers
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  8. Cut up and skewer any veggies you want to grill up
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  9. use a brush and cover the veggies on both sides with leftover sauce
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  10. On a BBQ or grill, cook skewer on a heated pan. I cook mine for about 3 minutes on each side
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  11. Cook up any veggie skewers as well
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  12. Serve with rice, yogurt and Lebanese bread
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