Cluck Cluck: Grilled Chicken Kebabs

Grilled Chicken Kebabs

Ingredients:

500g Minced chicken

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Cumin

1 tsp Chilli pepper flakes

Juice and zest from 1 Lemon

1 tbsp Garlic (minced)

1 medium onion (minced)

1/4 cup fresh Parsley (chopped)

Salt and Pepper

2 tbsp olive oil

Sauce:

Plain yogurt + Chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
   
3. Soak the skewers in water for about 5 minutes.
4. Tightly form the meat mixture around the skewer.
   
5. Heat a grill pan with some olive oil.
6. Place the meat skewers in the grill pan.
7. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, occasionally turning when you see the nice grill marks.
   
8. Serve with rice pilaf and the parsley yogurt sauce.
9. Plate and Enjoy! :)

Extra Rice, Please: Rice Pilaf

Rice Pilaf

Ingredients:

1 cup Rice (I couldn’t find wild rice so I just used Jasmine rice)

3/4 cup Chicken stock

Veggies of your choice cut into bite-size pieces (I used mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, pumpkin and french beans)

1/2 cup Butter

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

1. Combine the ingredients in your rice cooker.
   
2. Cook as per normal process.
3. Stir occasionally.
4. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
   
5. Serve as is or with meat (I served this with Chicken Kebabs).
6. Plate and Enjoy! :)

The roasted pumpkin and fresh beans were actually leftovers from another dish.  I just added them in towards the end.