How to make PERFECT JUICY Chicken Kebabs

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork

Thighs are juicier and cheaper than breast.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain pita

💰Cheaper: tortillas

Whole grain pita is more nutritious.

Discuss the importance of chicken cut for kebabs, recommending chicken thighs for juiciness.

Suggest marinating the chicken using minced onion and yogurt for tenderness and flavor penetration.

Prepare saffron marinade: grind saffron with salt, mix with boiling water, and set aside.

In a bowl, combine yogurt, salt, pepper, turmeric, lime zest, olive oil, lime juice, and minced garlic to create a marinade.

Add sliced onion to the marinade for flavor enhancement.

Trim excess fat from chicken thighs and cut into pieces for kebabs.

Mix chicken pieces with the marinade until evenly coated and let marinate for at least 10 minutes.

Prepare rice by washing 2 cups of basmati rice and frying in oil for 2 minutes until shiny.

Add salt and enough water to submerge the rice by 1 cm, bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to steam for 20 minutes.

Make saffron liquid to color and flavor the rice after it steams.

Use flat skewers to skewer the marinated chicken, folding each piece in half for better control.

Place skewers across an oven tray to avoid contact with the tray.

Add thick slices of tomato to another skewer for grilling.

Broil the chicken skewers in the oven set to high for 10 minutes, then flip and broil for an additional 3 minutes until charred and juicy.

Serve kebabs with Persian rice.

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