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LAMB-KEBAB(M)            USENET Cookbook            LAMB-KEBAB(M)

LAMB SHISH KEBAB

     LAMB-KEBAB - Spicy grilled lamb on a skewer

     This is a fairly spicy lamb shish kebab. Serve it with
     cucumber yogurt sauce.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)
          MARINADE
     1 tsp     garlic (finely chopped)
     2 tsp     fresh ginger (finely chopped)
     2 Tbsp    lemon juice
     1/4 cup   peanut or vegetable oil
     1/2 tsp   ground turmeric
     1/2 tsp   ground coriander
     1/2 tsp   ground cumin
     1/8 tsp   cayenne (or to taste)
     1 Tbsp    grated onion
          KEBABS
     24 cubes  lean lamb (approx. 2 lbs)
     2         medium onions, cut into large chunks.
     2         green peppers, cut into large chunks
     2         tomatoes, cut into large chunks

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Mix all marinade ingredients in a large bowl.  Add
               lamb cubes and  marinate for 1 hour.

          (2)  Preheat broiler or light the barbecue.

          (3)  Divide the meat and vegetables evenly into 4
               parts, and skewer the pieces on 4 skewers.  Place
               4 to 5 inches from flame.  Grill, turning to cook
               evenly, for approximately 10 minutes.

NOTES
     Serve with rice and cucumber-yogurt sauce (see recipe
     CUCUMBER-SAUCE(SL) )

RATING
     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 5 minutes preparation, 1 hour mari-
     nating, 10 minutes cooking.  Precision: approximate measure-
     ment OK.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Nancy Mintz
     UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, New Jersey, USA
     ihnp4!attunix!nlm