Skewered Chicken/Shish Tawook
Skewered cubes of tender boneless chicken breast with a thick tomato gravy, cubed potatoes and saffron-scented long-grain basmati rice.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chicken Marinade
- 750 gm boneless chicken breast - cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp. soya sauce
- 1 tbsp. yoghurt
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. chilli powder
- 1 tsp. turmeric
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tbsp. each ginger and garlic pastes
- 1 tsp. tandoori masala or paprika powder
- 1 tbsp. chilli flakes
- oil as needed
- 3 capsicum
- 3 onions
Ingredients for Tomato Gravy
- 3-4 tomatoes
- 1/2 bunch coriander
- 1/2 tsp. garlic
- 1 tsp. cumin
- pepper cardamom, cinnamon
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 3 green chillies if any
- 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
- remaining pieces of capsicum n onions from the skewering
- 1 tbsp. fried onions
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste/puree
- salt to taste
Instructions
- For Chicken MarinationMarinate the chicken overnight or at least 4 hours if possible. Thread the cubes on skewers alternating with capsicum/onion cubes. Brush the skewers with a bit of oil and let them sit for a while. Shallow-fry each skewer (or do 2-3 at a go) for 2 minutes on one side then turn n fry for another 2 minutes on the other side, set aside until all are done. Grill on coals or under an oven grill for about 5 minutes on each side. Don’t over-grill otherwise the chicken will become hard. Serve with rice/fries/naanFor Tomato GravyBlend tomatoes with coriander, fried onions, yoghurt, chilies and remaining pieces of capsicum n onions. Heat the oil, add whole pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and a tsp. of cumin, then add the garlic. Pour in the blended mixture and cook for a few minutes until the mixture is thick and just about done. Add the tbsp. of tomato paste, let it cook for a few more minutes and adjust salt/chili. Serve with a garnish of fried onions n coriander.For Saffron RiceSoak a few strands of saffron plus a drop of yellow food color in some milk and set aside. (about 4 tbsp. of milk) Soak the rice for half an hour first. Then add it to boiling salted water with 1 tbsp. of oil and juice of half a lemon….boil until it is almost done (about three-quarter done). Drain, then put the rice back into your pot. Drizzle with saffron/yellow color milk. Also drizzle 2 tbsp. of oil on the rice. Cover and seal tight then let it steam on very low heat for 10-15 minutes.Just before serving, add a dollop of butter to the very hot rice, toss together and serve. 🙂
I’ve been searching for a shish tawook recipe!!! Can’t wait to give this a try!
Very tempting indeed!!Beautiful colors!!!!
Salam dear imade this yesterdy n it ws delicious had tht midle eastrn touch to it. Ialso added boiled potaoes n pineaples to scewers 2 mk it mr colourful n juicy. Grilled potatoes wer tasty. Thnks 4 such authentic recipes :)) ws so hungry at iftar tht 4gt to tak a pic bt thy lukd v tempting:)
Hi is soya sauce the same as
Hi is soya sauce the same as soy sauce?
Hi, yes it is.
Hi, yes it is.
I dnt have tandoori masala
I dnt have tandoori masala fauzia what do I do
Leave it out. If you have
Leave it out. If you have paprika powder use that instead otherwise just go with the rest of the recipe without the tandoori.
another great recipe. i have
another great recipe. i have tried sheesh tawouk before but followed someone else’s recipe and it end up really bad but yours recipe made my day :)many thanks fauzia!
Salam fauzia I want to try ur
Salam fauzia I want to try ur recipie today , just wondering how much lemon I should put, are 2 tablespoon lemon enough for 750 gr chicken? I already marinated the chicken with the other ingredients, just waiting for ur reply 🙂
W/Salaam, for me 2 tbsp are
W/Salaam, for me 2 tbsp are perfect for that amount. 🙂
Sooo yummy fauzia, me n hubby
Sooo yummy fauzia, me n hubby loved it. Thanks dear. Pls pls can u teach us to make Lebanese stuffed chicken…I heard it taste suberb but I would like to use ur recipie….
Hi, looks like a nice recipe.
Hi, looks like a nice recipe. Two Qs though.
1-how many cups of rice did you use?
2-Tomato gravy: how many of the cardamoms, cinnamon to be used.
And another thing..is one tablespoon of yogurt enough for the chicken marinstion?
Hi, 2-3 cups of rice
Hi, 2-3 cups of rice depending on appetites, and just 1 cardamom plus 1 cinnamon stick would be enough. And yes 1-2 tbsp is enough.
Many thanks for the reply and
Many thanks for the reply and the wonderful recipes. Will be making it on the coming weekend. Fingers crossed 🙂