Ingredients:
3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon pressed garlic
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 1/2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/3 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
melted butter or olive oil, for brushing
limes, for serving
Directions:
Clean your chicken, and cut it into cubes for threading on skewers.
Take a fork and prick the chicken many times.
Put lemon juice in bowl with chicken, stir well, and set it aside.
In a large bowl, mix yogurt, garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric, cayenne, salt and pepper.
Place the chicken in the bowl with the marinade, and marinate for at least 2 hours, preferably 4-6 hours.
Thread chicken onto skewers.
Heat your grill with a nice flame and place chicken skewers on the grill.
Brush with butter or olive oil, and grill approximately 6 minutes on each side, or until done, having nice grill/char markiings.
Once you have grilled one side for 6 minutes, turn them over and brush with butter or olive oil, and grill 6 more minutes or until done.
Serve with lime wedges on the side for squirting on chicken pieces; YUM!
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 32 min.