Chicken Kabab with Dried Lime + Mint

Name: Chicken Kabab with Dried Lime + Mint (Jujeh Kabab-e Bandari)
Prep time: 24 h 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 24 h 28 min
Yield: Serves: 6 to 8
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons ground hearts of dried Persian limes; ½ cup/110 g butter or oil; 1 teaspoon turmeric; Juice of 1 lime; 1 chicken, (about 4 lb/1.8 kg) cut into 10 pieces, or 2½ lb/1.1 kg skinless and boneless chicken thighs, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 3 in x 2 in/7.5 cm x 5 cm strips; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; 12 flat ½ in/1 cm-wide sword-like metal skewers or 16 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 2 hours; 2 cups/170 g chopped fresh mint or ⅔ cup/16 g dried; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 4 teaspoons fine sea salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 1 medium onion, coarsely sliced; 1 tablespoon red chili flakes; ½ cup/120 ml fresh lime juice; 1 package (12 oz/340 g) lavash bread; 2 tablespoons dried mint; ¾ cup/180 ml oil; 1 tablespoon ground hearts of dried Persian limes; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; ½ cup/120 ml apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon ground cardamom; 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds; 2 cups/170 g fresh basil leaves

Jujeh Kabab-e Bandari

Preparation info

Serves:
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 hr

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

This chicken kabab tastes quite different from the standard one served in Tehran or Tabriz. The combination of cardamom, dried lime, chili, and mint give it a distinctive flavor, especially if you marinate your chicken for 3 days and cook it over charcoal.

Ingredients

marinade

4 teaspoons fine sea salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
1

Asia
Iran
Tehran
Tabriz
Main course

Method

For the marinade: In a 4qt/3.8l non-reactive container, combine all the ingredients for the marinade and mix well. Add the chicken pieces and toss well. Cover and allow to marinate overnight and up to 3 days in the fridge. Turn the chicken twice during this period (best results are after 3 days of marination).
To prepare the grill or broiler: Start a