This delicious traditional Persian kebab is made with lamb or beef, marinated with yogurt, through a skewer, and grilled over charcoal barbeque. It can be served with Iranian flatbreads or Persian steamed rice (Chelo).
What are the Ingredients?
- 1kg lamb or beef
- 200 g fat to enhance the flavor
- 3 big onions
- 200 g plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Garnish
- 8 tomatoes
- 4 green hot peppers
- 2 onions
- fresh herbs
- lime
| Preparation time: 5 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes | Cooking method: Grilling |
| Cooking Skills: Easy | Meal: Lunch/Dinner | Suitable for: 4 people |
How to prepare Kabab Masti?
Step 1: Preparing Ingredients
Rinse and pat dry the meat and chop it into equal cubic pieces. The even size of the chopped meat results in better and quicker grilling.
Grate the onions and squeeze them well. Collect their juice in a big bowl and discard the grated onions.
Step 2: Marinating
Add yogurt, salt, pepper, and olive oil to the bowl. Put in the chopped lamb and toss to marinate. Put the mixture in a covered container and keep it refrigerated for a minimum of 6 hours to a maximum of 24 hours.
Step 3: Skewering and Grilling
Leave the marinated meat out for about 15 minutes prior to grilling.
Thread the chopped lamb on metal skewers. Better to put 2 or 3 slices of fat between chopped meat through each skewer while skewering. Grill them over charcoal barbeque and flip them a few times to have an even grilling. Kabab Masti should be nicely seared on the outside but pink and juicy on the inside.
Skewer the tomatoes, and peppers as well and grill them over barbeque as an accompaniment to Kabab Masti.
Step 4: Serve
Put Kabab Masti on a platter, and garnish with grilled tomatoes, grilled peppers, fresh onion, fresh herbs, and lime.
You can either serve it with perfect steamed Persian rice (Chelo) or with Iranian flat bread.
Useful links:
Persian Steamed Rice (Chelo) Recipe
Delicious Iranian Side Dishes
Iranian bread
Doogh(yogurt drink)
