Chicken Kebabs

Ingredients

• 400g boneless chicken, in medium chunks
• 1 cup yogurt
• 8 garlic cloves and 1.5 inches ginger, mashed into paste
• 1 tsp each cashew and almond paste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp cream
• ¹⁄₂ tsp Kashmiri chile powder (not Mexican spice blend)
• ¹⁄₂ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1 tbsp neutral oil or butter
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. Soak almonds and cashews in hot water. Grind to a paste.
2. Mix all ingredients except oil and chicken. Mix in half of oil.
3. Marinate chicken chunks for 30m. Preheat oven to 350 or heat grill.
4. Skewer chicken chunks. Arrange in single layer on sheet pan. Lightly brush with remaining oil.
5. Bake or grill until chicken is tender.

Notes

See my mother-in-law’s methi murgh recipe for a discussion of Kashmiri chile powder and possible substitutes.