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These kabobs are juicy and delicious — the perfect excuse to fire up the grill!

Chicken Seekh Kebab (chicken koobideh) is a popular Persian recipe that is made with minced chicken flavored with warming spices. You can make them in the oven, on the stove or even on the grill. Apart from spices used in the recipe, the kebabs can be sprinkled with sumac which is a spice you can find at most Middle Eastern markets.

You can serve them with any salads, roasted veggies, with cauliflower rice or even low-carb naan bread.

Tips and Substitutions

Instead of an oven, you can barbecue these kebabs. To do that, prepare your charcoal or gas grill, place the skewers on the grill, turning them every few minutes until each kabab is fully cooked and crisped up.

You can also use a cast iron pan. To do that, shape them before adding to the pan (as shown below). Alternatively, spread the chicken mixture in the pan using a spatula or just your hands, and then cut the mixture into strips. Heat the pan over a medium heat and cover with a lid. When it starts to release its juice, uncover and let the juice evaporate and the meat crisp up. Flip the kebabs using a spatula and cook for a few more minutes.

This meal uses ground chicken which is naturally low in fat and high in protein. Contrary to some beliefs, it is perfectly suitable for a healthy keto diet.

But Isn't Keto a High-Fat Diet?

One of the misconceptions about keto eating is that you have to eat tons of fat, and/or that unless you are not eating at least 75% of calories from fat, you are not truly "keto". In fact, a well formulated ketogenic diet is restricted in carbs, provides adequate protein intake, and fat is eaten to satiety which is easily achieved on a low-carb diet.

This means that you should not force yourself to eat more fat only to "meet your macros". Fat on a keto diet acts as filler and too much dietary fat won't let you use your own body fat stores and use them for energy.

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0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes Hands-on 15 minutes Overall 1 hour 30 minutes Serving size 2 kebabs Allergy information for Low-Carb Chicken Seekh Kebabs ✔ Gluten free ✔ Dairy free ✔ Egg free ✔ Nut free ✔ Pork free ✔ Avocado free ✔ Coconut free ✔ Fish free ✔ Shellfish free Print Recipe Download Recipe

Nutritional values (per serving, 2 kebabs)

Net carbs 2.7 grams Protein 29.4 grams Fat 10.8 grams Calories 234 kcal Calories from carbs 5%, protein 52%, fat 43% Total carbs 3.4 grams Fiber 0.8 grams Sugars 1.7 grams Saturated fat 2.1 grams Sodium 718 mg ( 31 % RDA ) Magnesium 41 mg ( 10 % RDA ) Potassium 446 mg ( 22 % EMR )

Ingredients (makes 6 servings) 2 lbs ground chicken, preferably thigh meat (900 g)

1 large yellow onion, grated (150 g/ 5.3 oz)

1 / 4 cup roughly chopped cilantro

cup roughly chopped cilantro 2 small cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp cumin powder

1 / 3 tsp turmeric

tsp turmeric 1 / 8 tsp paprika

tsp paprika 1 1 / 2 tsp sea salt

tsp sea salt 1 1 / 2 tsp ground black pepper

tsp ground black pepper Optional: 1-2 tsp chopped chillies

Optional: 1 / 2 tsp dried saffron or 1 / 4 tsp saffron powder

tsp dried saffron or tsp saffron powder 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (30 ml)

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or melted ghee (30 ml)

Optional: sumac, lime wedges, chopped chilies, and fresh cilantro to serve

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Leili Malakooti Graphic designer and Creative Foodie Leili is a Graphic designer and Creative Foodie! She is passionate about recipe development, food photography and food styling. Leili is Persian and her creations are inspired by the rich, delicious and healthy recipes from her culture and birth country, Iran. She dropped 100 lbs eating keto and has been in ketosis for almost 4 years. More posts by Leili Malakooti