How to make Apricot Chicken on Skewers -
Marinated chicken pieces strung onto skewers with apricots and grilled
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Boneless chicken (हड्डी रहित चिकन), Apricot jam (अपरिकौट जैम)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Apricot Chicken on Skewers Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.
Prep Time : 0-5 minutes
Cook time : 6-7 hour
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Tangy
Ingredients for Apricot Chicken on Skewers Recipe
Boneless chicken leg, cut into 1 inch pieces 1
Apricot jam 4 tablespoons
Golden apricots dried 18-20
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns 1 teaspoon
Oil 2 tablespoons
Onions chopped 2 medium
Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
Curry powder 1 1/2 teaspoons
brown sugar/jaggery 1 tablespoon
Lemon juice 2 teaspoons
Bay leaf 1
Onion cut into cubes and layers separated 1 medium
Green capsicum diced 1 medium
Method
Step 1
Place chicken pieces in a bowl. Add salt and crushed peppercorns, mix and set aside.
Step 2
Heat one tablespoon oil in a non-stickpan,add onions and sauté till golden.
Step 3
Add coriander powder, cumin powder and curry powder, mix well and sauté for a minute.
Step 4
Add brown sugar, lemon juice, apricot jam, one-fourth cup of water and bay leaf, mix well and cook on high heat till it reaches a sauce consistency. Discard the bay leaf and set aside to cool.
Step 5
Pour the sauce over the marinated chicken and mix well. Marinate for four to five hours.
Step 6
Insert onto the skewers an onion layer, capsicum cube, dried apricot and marinated chicken piece. Repeat the process with the remaining chicken pieces.
Step 7
Heat remaining oil in a non-stick grill pan. Place the skewers on it, grill rotating since they are well cooked from all the sides and cook till the chicken is fully done.
Step 8
Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1120 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 159.3 gm
Protein : 46.5 gm
Fat : 33.1 gm
Other : Niacin- 3.8mg
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