Kebab Chicken (Koobideh) or Beef (Chelo Kebab)

kebab recipe
koobideh- (chicken kebab)

I should note that I don't use onions because my husband doesn't like them. If you love them, you can grate some for the marinade.

I marinated the chicken breast (cubed) with 3 lemons, saffron, salt and garlic for 1 day. I then added enough yogurt to cover (1cup).

for beef sirloin kebab-
I cubed it and marinated it with buttermilk and yogurt, salt, garlic for at least 2 days. I've used yogurt alone but the meat was not as tender as with the buttermilk.

for veggies-
I dip cut veggies in extra virgin olive oil. My favorites are yellow squash, zucchini, different colored peppers, tomatoes. You can use eggplant and onions too. Cook it for 10 minutes per side.


For all, I put on skewers and broiled the meat for about 10 minutes and then rotated it to the other side. These can be grilled.

Serve with basmati rice. Top rice with sumac and butter.