Name: Golden Chicken Kebabs
Yield: Makes 12 to 15 kebabs; serves 6 to 8 with rice
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts or a combination; ½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon crushed dried mint (optional); ⅛ teaspoon saffron threads, dry-roasted, crushed to a powder, and dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water; 1 cup plain yogurt (whole-milk or 2%); 1 tablespoon minced garlic

Preparation info

Makes 12 to 15 kebabs; serves
6 to 8
with rice

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Seductions of Rice

By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 1998

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Persian chelo rice is often eaten with grilled lamb or chicken kebabs. These savory chicken kebabs are marinated in a blend of yogurt, garlic, saffron, and dried mint before being grilled over charcoal or broiled. Easy and delicious.

Serve the kebabs with a plate of fresh herbs (basil, tarragon, flat-leaf parsley) and Special Everyday Persian Rice, Everyday Persian Rice, or any cooked long-grain rice. You m

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