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Chicken Kabab (Jujeh kabab) Recipe
20 ingredients
4 servings
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To help us learn more about Persian (a.k.a. Iranian) food, we turned to culinary authority Najmieh Batmanglij. In addition to insight on Persian culinary traditions...
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1091
Calories
65g
Protein
31g
Fat
137g
Carbs
Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Saffron | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground saffron dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
- 1 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled, and crushed
- 2 tablespoons zest of orange
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 4 Cornish hens, about 4 pounds, each cut into 10 pieces, or 4 pounds of chicken drumettes, or 3 pounds boneless chicken cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces (chicken drumettes are cheaper)
- 5 medium tomatoes, halved
- 6 flat, swordlike skewers
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 12-ounce packages of
- bread
- 2 limes, cut in half
- Parsley sprigs
Directions
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