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Recipe for "lamb-kebab"

NAME

     LAMB-KEBAB - Spicy grilled lamb on a skewer
     This is a fairly spicy  lamb  shish  kebab.  Serve  it  with
     cucumber yogurt sauce.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)

          MARINADE
     5 ml      garlic (finely chopped)
     10 ml     fresh ginger (finely chopped)
     30 ml     lemon juice
     60 ml     peanut or vegetable oil
     2.5 ml    ground turmeric
     2.5 ml    ground coriander
     2.5 ml    ground cumin
     0.5 ml    cayenne (or to taste)
     30 ml     grated onion
          KEBABS
     24 cubes  lean lamb (approx. 1 kg)
     2         medium onions, cut into large chunks.
     2         green peppers, cut into large chunks
     2         tomatoes, cut into large chunks

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Mix all marinade ingredients in a large bowl.  Add
               lamb cubes and  marinate for 1 hour.
          (2)  Preheat broiler or light the barbecue.
          (3)  Divide the  meat  and  vegetables  evenly  into  4
               parts,  and skewer the pieces on 4 skewers.  Place
               4 to 5 inches from flame.  Grill, turning to  cook
               evenly, for approximately 10 minutes.

NOTES

     Serve with rice  and  cucumber - yogurt  sauce  (see  recipe
     CUCUMBER-SAUCE(SL) )

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 5 minutes preparation, 1 hour mari-
     nating, 10 minutes cooking.  Precision: approximate measure-
     ment OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Nancy Mintz
     UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, New Jersey, USA
     ihnp4!attunix!nlm