Clean chicken and cut into bite sized pieces. Keep it aside
Whisk hung curd/yogurt in a bowl
add ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, oil to the yoghurt and mix well
Add in spice powders and crushed kasuri methi and mix well
Now add cilantro, mint leaves and salt to yogurt and mix well
Add chicken to prepared marinade. Marinate chicken well
Refrigerate for 2 hours or preferably overnight
If you are using metal skewers then insert chicken into skewers and arrange them on wooden tray before refrigerating. If you are using wooden skewers then insert them in water for 30 minutes
Insert chicken into skewers. Brush tops with oil and grill chicken for 18-20 minutes until golden brown in preheated oven at 200 deg Cel. Flip chicken once 60% done and bast with oil, before returning it to oven. This will prevent chicken from drying out
Alternatively , this can be grilled in tandoor or grill pan too.
If you want to give smoky flavour to kebabs then heat charcoal until red hot. Add 1 teaspoon ghee/Clarified butter on charcoal, it will start smoking. Place kebabs in vessel and smoky charcoal with bowl at center. Cover the lid and rest for 2 min. Take charcoal bowl out. This is optional step
Afghani Chicken Kebabs is ready to be served. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot
