Spicy Chicken Kebabs with Pearl Couscous

Note: If you are cooking the kebabs on a barbecue with an open flame, you’ll need to soak the bamboo sticks in water for 15 minutes before using.

Author

blucouscous

Category

Recipe

Date

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Yields

1 Servings

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 400g deboned chicken thighs, skinned and cut into about 2 cm pieces
  • ½ brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups pearl couscous
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup shelled peas
  • 1 cup diced carrot
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 cherry tomatoes
  • 1In a small bowl mix olive oil with chilli powder, curry powder, cumin seeds and paprika.
  • 2Cut chicken into pieces and toss with half the spicy oil. Thread chicken pieces onto sticks and refrigerate until ready to cook.
  • 3 PPlace remaining spicy oil in a non-stick pan with onion and cook, while stirring, for 3 minutes before adding pearl couscous. Stir well and add chicken stock, peas and carrots. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes. Season with pepper to taste.
  • 4 Place kebabs on a grill plate and cook for about 5 minutes on each side. At the same time, cook cherry tomatoes on the grill.
  • 5 Spoon the pearl couscous onto plates and top with the kebabs and tomatoes.