Chicken Sekuwa recipe making guide

Sekuwa could be of any meat like pork,goat or chicken etc and it is very popular in Darjeeling and Nepal especially in the Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu.Today we are going to discuss how to make or cook Chicken Sekuwa, lets try our very simple guide to make chicken sekuwa.

Required Ingredients for Chicken Sekuwa

2 lbs. Chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and cut into 1-in. cubes.

Melted butter for bastin

Bamboo skewers (pre-soaked for at least 30 min. in cold water

Note: 1kg = 2.2 lb, so 2lb = 0.909 kg = 909 g(apprx)

 

Marinade for Chicken Sekuwa

 2 cup Yogurt,yoghurt,or yoghourt(It is a fermented milk product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk through "yogurt cultures").

1 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons musturd oil

1 cup onions, roughly choppe

1 tablespoon cumin seed

1 teaspoon coriander seed

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

3 fresh red chilie

1 teaspoon pepper cor

1 teaspoon timur

2 cloves garlic

1 in. ginger

1 tablespoon fresh dill weed, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

1 tablespoon soy sauce

Salt to taste

1/4 cup green onions, cut in 1-in. length

Chicken Sekuwa Cooking Procedures

In a blender combine all the marinating ingredients to form marinade. In a large bowl mix chicken with the marinade. Marinate fo at least 6 hours.

Fire up a charcoal grill. Clean the grill surface thoroughly Thread the marinated chicken cubes into skewers. Do not overcrowd th pieces. Grill the skewered chicken cubes, frequently turning an basting with melted butter until cooked through. Take off the grill an brush the cooked sekuwas with butter before serving. Arrange th sekuwas on the bed of rice pilaf and stir-fried vegetables. Sprinkl chopped green onions over the sekuwas. Chili-cilantro chutney makes a ideal condiment for the sekuwas.