Lemony Chicken Kebabs Tomato Coriander Salad

HEALTHY CHICKEN RECIPE - EPISODE FOUR

LEMONY CHICKEN KEBABS TOMATO CORIANDER SALAD

Today's recipe is just as amazing as the last three entries in the "HEALTHY CHICKEN" series and it has only 6 ingredients. YES YOU HEARD IT RIGHT, not one more not one less but only 6 ingredients (or 6 major ingredients). Lemony Chicken Kebabs Tomato Coriander Salad is chicken grilled in a blend of lemon juice mixed with olive oil and seasoning. Accompanied by a salad that I thought would taste good but with the same ingredients used in marinating the chicken it taste amazing.

INGREDIENTS:

500 grams chicken boneless cut in 1.5 inch cubes

2 tablespoons of minced garlic (1.5 for chicken marination and .5 for salad)

2 tablespoons of dried oregano (1.5 for chicken marination and .5 for salad)

4 lemon's juice (3 for chicken marination and 1 for salad)

2.5 teaspoons salt (2 for chicken marination and .5 for salad)

2.5 teaspoons of crushed black pepper (2 for chicken marination and .5 for salad)

4 tablespoons of olive oil (3 for chicken marination and 1 for salad)

2 cup of coriander leaves

4 medium tomatoes chopped

Marinate the chicken cubes in salt, pepper, minced garlic, oregano, lemon juice and olive oil. 

Mix properly, with your hands and don't be afraid the chicken is dead and it doesn't bite.

Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

Meanwhile the chicken is being marinated we prepare our salad.

Chop the tomatoes and put it in a bowl.

Put the coriander leaves in the same bowl.

Now add salt, pepper, minced garlic, oregano, lemon juice and olive oil.

Mix it properly with a fork or a spoon.

There you go the salad is ready.

Time to grill the chicken.

Take out the grill pan and preheat it on low heat.

Brush some olive oil on it properly.

Put 4-5 chicken cubes on each bamboo skewer.

Turn the heat up to medium and start grilling.

4-6 minutes on each side until its all done.

To plate this kebab dish you need to make a bed of salad in a plate like this and serve the skewers on top.

500 grams of chicken will make up to 8 skewers.

I know you all love kebabs and I know you all are going to love this recipe as well. Make some noise for Lemony Chicken Kebabs Tomato Coriander Salad. Take care of your health please.

Greek Lemon Chicken & Potatoes

HEALTHY CHICKEN RECIPE - EPISODE THREE

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN & POTATOES

My favorite type of food is Chicken Sajji. I love it so much it is like number 3 on my most loved people/things list. The reason behind it is that it is a complete meal with Kabuli Pulao and some restaurants even serve it with Biryani rice.

BUT this is a healthy chicken recipe SO there won't be any rice. There will be JUST chicken and some baked potatoes. MOUTH WATERING ALREADY? HOLD UP.

I had my eye on this recipe for quite some time because it is close to Sajji but obviously the marination is foreign so it has a very different flavor. This recipe is called Greek Lemon Chicken & Potatoes.

A very few herbs and other seasonings will be used to make something extra ordinary which I had never tasted and enjoyed before.

INGREDIENTS:

1 whole chicken with skin on

3 peeled quartered potatoes

6 garlic cloves minced

1 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon red chili powder

1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried rosemary

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil or more

2/3 cup of chicken stock (half for baking and half to add later marinade)

It is really simple to make. The longest part is just the 45 minute baking.

All you need to do right now its to add the minced garlic into the chicken.

Add the dried oregano, rosemary, salt, black pepper, red pepper and paprika.

Add the olive oil and lemon juice.

Mix the marinade with the chicken properly so it is coated well.

Now you add the potatoes and give it a mix again and place everything in a deep baking tray.

Drizzle half of the chicken stock now over the chicken in  the baking tray and pour the rest of the marinade.

Preheat your oven on 425 degrees and put the chicken in it.

Let the chicken bake for 45 minutes and keep a frequent check on it just in case.

The chicken is done after 45 minutes.

Take out the chicken and pour the rest of the chicken stock in the tray and bake the potatoes for 10 minutes more.

The potatoes are also done now.

NOTE - if there is any left up marinade in the tray please pour it over the chicken and potaoes for extra flavor.

That's it, time to PLATE UP.

Ladies and gentlemen, if I ever replace Chicken Sajji, I will replace it with this uniquely flavored Greek Lemon Chicken & Potatoes.

Halal Cuban Sandwich

Not every day is your day. Not every day is my day but me and you both can try our best to make it our day.

Right before I started this blog (all thanks to Syed Shumail's suggestion) I watched a movie that really inspired me to make everything I cook more presentable. That movie was Chef and it had two recipes that caught my eye. Pasta Aglio e Olio which I have made previously and the Cuban Sandwich which I could not make due to pork meat and Cuban bread.

Many times people (most recently Myla Babar did) have asked me to try and make it's halal version but I just did not bother to be honest but the idea of a Halal Cuban Sandwich has been itching me since quite some time now.

So, I sat down one day watched a couple of recipes and thought HEY! I could replace the pork with beef and add chicken or turkey deli slices like Mortadella Slices to assemble a Halal Cuban Sandwich.

Finally planned everything, started using my vivid imagination and formed everything in my head.

Now the Cuban Sandwich has 3 steps.

Marinating the beef.

Cooking the beef.

Assembling the sandwich, which is a task in itself. I thought it was easy but when I was done with it I could not believe that I did it without breaking the whole thing.

The result as follows

But before all of this started, even before I marinated the beef I bought cucumbers, vinegar. Added these both things in a jar with a little bit of salt and sugar to make pickles for the Cuban Sandwich.

Now, let me tell you how to make this beautiful and scrumptious treat.

Ingredients for Beef Marinade:

3  pound boneless beef (shoulder or thigh preferably)

6 large garlic cloves

1 cup fresh orange juice

3/4 cup of fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoon dried oregano (if you have fresh oregano then its even better)

2 teaspoon cumin powder

3-4 tablespoon oil

3 tablespoon red grapes vinegar

Salt and pepper to taste

Add the garlic, cumin powder, oregano, oil, salt and pepper in a blender. Blend it till everything is chopped finely.

Mix the orange juice, lemon juice and red grapes vinegar together.

Now put the beef in a container and make slits in it using a knife.

Apply the oily garlic mixture to it properly.

Add the juices.

Close the container and let it marinate overnight in the fridge.

I had the cucumbers pickled on Monday and by today which is Thursday they are all done. I've sliced them to fit into the sandwiches.

Time to cook the beef.

Put the beef in a non stick pan, with all the marinade and the juices. Add a cup of water and cover it.

Turn the heat on low.

Cook it for 3 hours minimum. I cooked it for about 3 hours 15 minutes. Keep a check on it and if you think it needs more liquid then please add another cup or half of water.

Now the beef is cooked, it will be a little dark and charred no need to worry it's not burnt.

Slice it up just like in the pictures below.

Now we come towards sandwich assembly.

Cuban bread is even hard to find in some areas of the US so any long bread would do.

I got Garlic Bread from Jalal Sons and Sub Sandwich Bread from Bread and Beyond.

Ingredients for Sandwich Assembly:

Classic yellow mustard

Butter or margarine

Pickled cucumber

K & N's Chicken Mortadella Slices

Cheese slices

Slice the bread up and apply butter on it.

Heat for a while and add a layer of mustard to the sandwich base.

Now steps wise:

1. Add a layer of the sliced beef.

2. Add a layer of mortadella slices.

3. Add a layer of cheese.

4. Add a layer of pickles

5. Put mustard on the other side of the bread and assemble your sandwich. (see the pictures below)

This does not end here. The Cuban Sandwich has a special sandwich make which we unfortunately do not have here but HEY! we can make that press in the Desi way.

You just need 2 things. A non stick tawa and a non-stick frying pan.

THIS PART IS DIFFICULT AND YOU NEED TO DO THIS VERY POLITELY.

Turn your stove on low heat and place the tawa.

Put the Cuban Sandwich on the tawa and press it with the base of the non stick pan for 30-50 seconds.

Then flip your sandwich very carefully and press the other side with the base of the frying pan again for a 30-50 seconds.

The Halal Cuban Sandwich is ready.

I WAS SO HAPPY I MADE A FREAKING VIDEO IN THIS MOMENT OF FAKE ACCOMPLISHMENT

Just slice the sandwich in half and your Halal Cuban Sandwich is ready to serve.

Ladies and gentlemen, the much awaited and requested Halal Cuban Sandwich.