Turkish Testi Kebap-Desi style
Turkish Testi Kebap-Desi style
Testi Kebap is a meat and vegetable dish slow cooked in a sealed clay pot. Testi Kebap or Earthenware-jug kebab – is a dish from Central Anatolia and the Mid-Western Black Sea region, consisting of a mixture of meat and vegetables cooked in a clay pot or jug over fire (testi means jug in Turkish). I had this dish at a Turkish restaurant and was just simply amazed with the theatrical presentation of this dish. The waiter actually cooks it on hot fire and breaks the top of the sealed jug and pours the Testi Kebap in your platter. The original dish just like the other Turkish dishes is not heavily spiced like our Desi dishes. So hence I thought of reinventing this dish with our Desi spices to give it an extra kick. This is quite a healthy dish as it is steamed and doesn't use much oil.Do give this dish a try and believe me it is worth investing in some claypots. Once you are familiar with claypot cooking you would want to cook every dish in it as it enhances the flavour of any dish.You can also slow-cook this dish on the stove if you don't want to bake it.
Equipment
- Claypot
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Chicken Boneless
- Oil As required for oiling the Claypot and just pour about 1tbsp oil over the assembled ingredients just before covering the Claypot
- 2 Tomatoes De-seeded and cut in cubes
- 1 Capsicum Cut in cubes
- 1 Onion Cut in cubes
- 2 tbsp Corriander Finely chopped
- 1 cup Flour Mix with water and form a dough
Marination Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Flakes If you want it spicy, use 1tbsp of Red Chilli Flakes
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1.5 tsp Paprika Powder 1/2 tsp keep aside for seasoning the vegetables
- 1 tsp Chaat Masala
- 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
- 1/2 cup Yogurt
- Salt According to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken with all the spices, yogurt and lemon juice for about 1 hour
- In the meanwhile soak your Claypot dish in water for about an hour if you are using it in the oven. This will help in bringing moisture to the inner surface of the pot, allowing the food to steam while cooking instead of drying out. Usually in a baking dish the food tends to dry out,
- Season the vegetables with paprika powder and salt and mix them all together
- Pre-heat your oven for about 10 minutes before putting in your Test Kebap
Assembly of the Testi Kebap
- Watch the video for Assembly of the Testi Kebap.
Baking Instructions
- If you have a small claypot bake it in the oven after assembling it for 30-45 minutes
- If you have a medium to large claypot bake it in the oven for an 60-75 minutes
- You can also slow-cook this dish on the stove if you don't want to bake it, just add another 15 minutes to the baking time mentioned above.
Covering the Claypot
- Roll the dough flat like a roti and cover Claypot completely without leaving air-holes
- Once the Claypot is covered with the dough, just make two holes in it with a tooth pick or stick to allow some steam to let out during baking
Serving Instructions
- Testi Kebap can be served with rice, brown rice or quinoa. You can also serve it with chapati
Video
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