Marinating chicken in yogurt is a traditional Turkish technique for mastering juicy grilled chicken. Feel free to add red onions or other vegetables to the kebab skewers as well. Here, it is pictured atop a bulgur pilaf.
Ingredients for Marinade
1 cup plain yogurt
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice from ½ lemon (2 tablespoons)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
2 pounds chicken (skinless breast or thigh), cut into cubes
Ingredients for Kebab
4 bell peppers (any color), cut into squares
Skewers
An Oldways recipe and photograph, created in Partnership with The Peanut Institute peanut-institute.org, adapted from Amira’s Pantry
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