Al Faham Grilled Chicken ~ Dejaj Al Faham
Arabic style grilled chicken prepared with a blend of Arabic spice mix along with yogurt and other spices making it the most succulent and juicy kabab ever.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram chicken whole or cut into large pieces with slits
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
First marinade:
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- 1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste combined
- 1 tablespoon black pepper powder
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
Second marinade:
- 4 dry red chilies mild
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds Badi saunf
- 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
Whole Spices:
- 4 cardamom
- 4 cloves
- 1 inch piece of cinnamon
- 1 small onion roughly chopped
- 1 small tomato roughly chopped
- 2 green chilies
- ΒΌ cup coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
- Mix together in a bowl, all the ingredients of the first marinade. Marinate chicken pieces in it for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Prepare the second marinade by dry roasting dry red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, and whole spices for 2 to 3 minutes. Cool and grind to a fine powder. To the spice powder, add chopped tomato, chopped onion, chopped green chilies, and coriander leaves. Grind again to a smooth paste without adding any water (if needed add just 2 or 3 teaspoons of water to ease the grinding).
- Marinate chicken pieces in this spice paste for 2 or 3 hours or even overnight in a refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees C for 10 minutes.
- Place the chicken pieces on a baking tray and place the tray close to the top flame.
- Grill the chicken for 20 minutes by turning the pieces halfway through grilling (10 minutes on each side).
- Serve hot with pits bread, Hummus, and some Fresh Salad.