Main Ingredients:

2 Whole breasts of chicken, cut into 1-in cubes
1 md Onion, sliced thick
1 tb Cognac or arak
1/2 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground turmeric
1 ts Salt

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1. Mix everything together amp; marinate at room temperature for a minimum of 1 hour or preferably in refrigerator overnight.

2. Put 4 or 5 cubes of chicken, without onion, on each metal skewers and broil over charcoal for 10 or 15 mins or in a gas or electric broiler. Serve hot w/Afghan bread (Noni Afghan -- see AFGHAN.019), salad, amp; pickles. Serve 4 or 5.

NOTE: My Afghan mentor related that turmeric was much used in Afghanistan in many ways amp; had a great reputation for its health-giving properties. It is reputed to cleanse blood, amp; a little turmeric in ones morning milk would a day of good health.

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