Summary: Chicken Kafta Recipe-Step-by-step Guide
An easy and tasty chicken kafta recipe with crushed chicken, spices and herbs mixed with kebabs and cooked on the pan, oven or grill. It is served with hot naan, salad and chutney.
Lebanese Chicken Kafta: Today we are going to talk about a dish which is wonderful in taste and which is also very easy to make. We are going to make Lebanese Chicken Khafta, which you will also know as a chicken kebab. This is a dish that will put four moons on your dinner table, or even for a small party it is a great option.
Kafta is very popular in Middle Eastern countries and you will find different forms everywhere. This version of ours will be specially made of chicken and will put some spices in it which will give it a different fragrance and taste. The best thing is that for this you will not need any special ingredients that you do not get easily. We will try to get all the ingredients available at the shops around you.
So let’s start without any delay and see how this delicious kafta is made!
- 500 Gram Boneless chicken Small pieces
- 1 Medium -sized onion finely chopped
- 2-3 Green chilly Finely chopped
- 2-3 Garlic buds Finely chopped or grounded
- 1/4 cup Fresh green coriander finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Fresh mint finely chopped
- 1 spoon cumin powder
- 1 spoon Coriander powder
- 1/2 spoon chilli powder (Or as per taste)
- 1/4 spoon Turmeric powder
- 1/2 spoon Garam masala
- Salt In taste
- 2 Lamps olive oil (Or any cooking oil)
- Learn wood or metal (If you are made in grill or oven)
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First step: preparing chickenFirst of all we have to grind the chicken well. For this, you can use the chopper or food processor at home. If you do not have this, you can also make the chicken fine with a butcher. Keep in mind that the chicken should be well ground so that it is easy to tie Kafta.
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Second step: mixing the remaining materialTake out the ground chicken in a large pot. Now add finely chopped onion, green chillies, garlic, green coriander and mint (if you are using).
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Third step: pour spicesNow add all the spices – cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. You can do a little more or more according to your taste.
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Fourth step: wellNow mix all the ingredients well with your hands. You have to mix it for at least 5-7 minutes so that all the spices and vegetables mix well with chicken. This is very important to make Kafta tasty.
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Fifth step: Relaxing the mixture (necessary)When the mixture is mixed well, cover it and keep it in the fridge for at least 15-20 minutes. By doing this, the spices create well into the chicken and the taste of Kafta increases even more. Also, keeping in the fridge will make the mixture slightly hard which will make it easier to make kebabs.
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Sixth Step: Cabbab’s shapeNow take out the mixture from the fridge. Apply some oil on your hands so that the mixture does not stick to your hands. Now take a little mixture and make it in your desired shape. You can make it like a long kebab or give it a round shape. If you are making on learning, wrap the mixture well on the learning.
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Seventh step: cooking KaftaNow there are many ways to cook Kafta. You can fry it on the pan, bake in the oven or also cook in grill or oven.Shailo fry on the pan:Heat a little oil on a non-stick pan. When the oil is hot, keep the kebab carefully in it. Keep the heat medium and cook the kebabs until golden brown from both sides. Do not hurry to overturn it, when it is well roasted from one side only.
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Back in oven:Preheat the oven at 180 ° C. Grease a baking tray with oil or laying the passage paper on it. Place the kebabs on the tray and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until they cook well from the inside and their color becomes golden. Flip it once in between so that they cook equally from all sides.
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Cook in grill or oven:If you have a grill or oven, then it is the best way to make kaffa. Keep the kebabs on the learning in a hot grill or oven and cook them all around till they cook golden and well. It may take about 15-20 minutes to cook. Keep brushing a little oil in between so that they do not remain dry.
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Eighth step: servingWhen your grapes cook well and their color becomes golden, take them out of the pan, oven or grill. You can serve hot kafta with roti, naan, paratha or rice as per your choice. With this you can also add green chutney, curd chutney or lemon juice. It looks even more tasty with severed onions and salads.
- While grinding the chicken, keep in mind that there is no much water in it. Squeeze it if there is more water.
- Finely cutting the onion makes a mixture of kapta smooth.
- If you do not have fresh mint then you can also leave it, but it increases the taste even more.
- You can change the amount of spices according to your taste. If you like spicy then you can increase the amount of red chili powder.
- While making the kebab, make your hands light wet or apply oil, this will not stick the mixture on your hands.
- Take care of heat while cooking Kafta. On high flame, it will burn from outside and will remain raw from inside.
- If you are making kebabs on learning, then soak wood in water before using, they will not burn.
So friends, this was our easy recipe to make Lebanese Chicken Kafta. Hope you like it and you will definitely try it at home. It is a very tasty and healthy dish that you can make anytime.
