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MURGH KEBAB (CHICKEN KEBAB)

Recipe By :Mark Copeland
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :24:30
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb Poultry Chicken Kebabs
Regional Afghan Znew2001


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 whole chicken breast, no skin, no bone, R-T-C -- cut into 1-in cubes
1 med onion -- sliced thick
1 tbsp cognac or arak
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp salt

Kebabs of all types, sizes, and shapes are standard in Afghan cooking for both Jews and Muslims. They are easily assembled and probably most basic recipes of all cooking, stretching back to earliest, primitive times. I saw two workman barbecuing their lamb kebabs over a few twigs in an open field, resting skewers on a thick branch cut from a nearby tree, and turning them every now and then. They then wrapped a piece of Afghan bread around skewer and pulled off crisp brown meat.

1. Mix everything together and marinate at room temperature for a minimum of 1 hour or preferably in refrigerator overnight.
2. Put 4 or 5 cubes of chicken, without onion, on each metal skewer and broil over charcoal for 10 or 15 minutes.
3. Serve hot with salad, and pickles.
NOTE: My Afghan mentor related that turmeric was much used in Afghanistan in many ways and had a great reputation for its health-giving properties. It is reputed to cleanse the blood, and a little turmeric in ones morning milk would a provide day of good health.

Recipe: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark -- 600 Recipes Created in Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India -- Copyright 1992 Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, N.Y. D. Pileggi










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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 319 Calories; 6g Fat (19.3% calories from fat); 53g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 144mg Cholesterol; 1193mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fat.

NOTES : The AUSSIE Low Carb Gourmet Tony Blakemore May. 2001
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