Go Back
Chicken Kofta with Garlic Yogurt Sauce taken with iphone 15 pro max --iw 2 --ar 4:5 --v 6.0 --raw

Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Garlicky Yogurt Sauce

Try these Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Garlicky Yogurt Sauce for a quick and flavorful meal that keeps the meat juicy and tender.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 10 kebabs
Calories 104 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Oven Preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
  • 1 Baking sheet Lined with parchment paper
  • 1 Food processor To chop onion, parsley, and garlic

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 1 small onion peeled and roughly chopped or half a medium-large one
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley stems removed
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced for that punch of flavor
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs to keep it all together
  • 1 pound ground chicken fresh or thawed
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander seeds warming up the spices
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice for a sweet-spicy hint
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin classic Middle Eastern flavor
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom making it exotic just so
  • ½ teaspoon salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup plain yogurt Greek style or fat-free works
  • 1 clove garlic minced, for that garlicky zing
  • 1 tablespoon parsley leaves finely minced
  • 1 lemon zest and juice for some fresh brightness
  • Salt and pepper to season the yogurt sauce

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. You gotta have it hot and ready for those kebabs to brown beautifully.
  • Toss onion, parsley, and garlic in your food processor. Pulse it a few times until it’s chopped just right. No big chunks, please.
  • In a big bowl, mix your ground chicken with breadcrumbs, coriander, allspice, cumin, cardamom, salt, and pepper. Then dump in that chopped onion mixture and blend everything until it’s all cozy together.
  • Take your mixture and form sausage-shaped koftas around 2 or 3 inches long. No need to be perfect, just make ‘em look like kebabs.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment and lay those kebabs out. Give them space so they cook evenly.
  • Pop the kebabs in your hot oven and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes. You’re looking for those edges to get lightly browned and the chicken cooked through.
  • While they bake, mix up your garlicky yogurt sauce. Stir together yogurt, minced garlic, lemon zest, juice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Taste it and adjust if you want more zing.
  • When kebabs are done, serve em warm with that garlicky yogurt sauce on the side. It’s dang delicious and compliments the spiced chicken so well.

Notes

Serve your chicken kofta kebabs warm with a side of garlicky yogurt sauce for the perfect meal.