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Middle Eastern chicken skewers with minted yogurt drizzle and lemon couscous
2025-04-04
Ingredients
For the chicken
8 small or 6 large skinned and boneless chicken thighs
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp paprika
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 ½ tbsp. tomato paste
2 tbsp Greek yogurt
For the minted yogurt drizzle
2 heaped tbsp. Greek yogurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp finely chopped mint
A little water
For the lemon couscous
150g lemon couscous (Lamb brand)
1 heaped tsp ras il-hanout
5 apricots, diced
1 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp chopped pistachios
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint and coriander
Method
Start this recipe a day before. Cut the chicken into chunks and marinate with all the ingredients.. When ready to cook, give the chicken a mix and thread the pieces onto skewers. Drizzle with a little olive oil, place on a baking tray and oven bake or pan fry. Next, make up the lemon couscous according to the packet instructions and mix in the apricots, chopped pistachios, mint and coriander. Last of all make the minted yogurt drizzle by mixing all of the ingredients together with a little water to make the consistency a little more runny. Drizzle over the cooked chicken skewers and serve with the couscous on the side.
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