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Grilled Chicken Shish Tawook
Total time40 min
Prep10 min
Cook30 min
Yield2 servings
DifficultyEasy
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ChefRana Atwi

Grilled Chicken Shish Tawook

A delicious homemade Shish Tawook chicken recipe! One of the tastiest and lightest chicken breast dishes... the marinade is not at all heavy, and the best part is that it is grilled, making this dish wonderfully healthy!

Grilled Shish Tawook chicken on the grill... here is this delicious marinade! And how will you grill yours?

Ingredients

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  • Boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
  • Spices: paprika, curry, mixed spice, chicken seasoning, ground cinnamon, garlic powder
  • Bay leaves
  • Cardamom pods
  • Cinnamon sticks
  • Ground ginger or fresh grated ginger
  • Salt
  • Lemon juice
  • A little vegetable oil
  • A little pomegranate molasses
  • Crushed garlic or garlic slices
  • Tomatoes, onion, and colorful sweet peppers, cut into cubes
  • Wooden skewers for grilling the Shish Tawook
  • Here from Rana is also the recipe for Grilled Chicken Tikka
  • Also from Rana's delicious chicken recipes, here is Crispy Chicken Without Eggs

Method

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  1. Marinate the chicken pieces cut into cubes with a pinch of each powdered spice and the whole aromatics, salt, lemon juice (according to the quantity of chicken and preference), oil, pomegranate molasses, and garlic for two hours
  2. Thread cubes of pepper, tomato, and onion between the chicken pieces on shish tawook skewers (if they are wooden, soak them in cold water for at least half an hour before using)
  3. Grill the shish tawook on the grill over low heat, turning until well cooked, or cook it over charcoal
  4. Rana Atoui
  5. Also from Rana's delicious chicken recipes, here is Crispy Chicken without eggs

Recipe tags

MainsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Grilled Chicken Tikka
  • Crispy Chicken Without Eggs

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