Four Pepper Chicken Kebabs

Kafta

Preparation info
  • Makes 4 Kebabs; Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

  • About

Kafta (with its myriad other spellings) refers to a huge family of ground meat kebabs found as far east as India and as far west as Morocco. The traditional meat for kafta is lamb, often fatty lamb at that. How refreshing to find a kafta made with America’s favorite low-fat meat—boneless chicken breast. This recipe was inspired by a dish from Detroit’s Fendi restaurant, which is owned by Chaldeans, Iraqi Christians. These kebabs may be low in fat, but they’re long on fl