Persian cooking: recipes · Kebab: grilled dishes

Kabab Chenjeh کباب چنجه

Cubes of lamb marinated in onion and yogurt and grilled alternately with tomato and pepper.

⏱ 60 min

Ingredients

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  • 1200 g lamb or beef fillet
  • 3 onions
  • 6 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1½ tbsp saffron threads, ground and dissolved in 4 tbsp hot water
  • 3 green peppers
  • 12 tomatoes
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Cut the meat into 3 cm cubes.
  2. Marinate overnight with grated onion, yogurt, oil, saffron and pepper.
  3. Thread alternately with peppers and small tomatoes onto skewers and grill for 10 minutes, then salt.
  4. Serve with saffron rice, grilled tomatoes and sumac.