Indian Spiced Beef Kabobs

Author: Kathleen. Beef sirloin cubes in a spiced wet rub, threaded on skewers and grilled, served with a cucumber-yogurt sauce.

⏱️ Prep: 10 min🍳 Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

8 ounces	225 g	plain yogurt (Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce)
2/3 cup	160 ml	English cucumber, very finely chopped (sauce)
1/4 cup	60 ml	red onion, very finely chopped (sauce)
2 teaspoons	10 ml	fresh mint, very finely chopped (sauce)
1 teaspoon	5 ml	fresh cilantro, very finely chopped (sauce)
1 teaspoon	5 ml	dried cumin (sauce)
1 teaspoon	5 ml	fresh lemon juice (sauce)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3 ml	salt (sauce)
1/2		large red onion, cut into 2 inch pieces (wet rub)
6		garlic cloves, peeled (wet rub)
2 heaping tablespoons		fresh mint, coarsely chopped (wet rub)
1 heaping tablespoon		fresh marjoram leaves (wet rub)
2 tablespoons	30 ml	dried paprika (wet rub)
1 tablespoon	15 ml	salt (wet rub)
2 teaspoons	10 ml	ground ginger (wet rub)
2 teaspoons	10 ml	ground coriander (wet rub)
2 teaspoons	10 ml	black pepper (wet rub)
1 teaspoon	5 ml	ground turmeric (wet rub)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3 ml	ground cinnamon (wet rub)
1/3 cup	80 ml	olive oil (wet rub)
1/3 cup	80 ml	fresh lemon juice (wet rub)
3 pounds	1.4 kg	beef sirloin, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes (kabobs)
—		bamboo skewers, soaked in water for a few hours (kabobs)

PREP TIME 10 mins · COOK TIME 20 mins · TOTAL TIME 30 mins · SERVINGS: 6 AUTHOR: Kathleen

INSTRUCTIONS

Make Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce:

In a small bowl mix together all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 8 hours.

Make The Wet Rub:

In the work bowl of a food processor or blender, add all wet rub ingredients and process until smooth. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 1 week.

Make Kabobs:

In a large bowl, add cubes of sirloin and wet rub and toss until meat is evenly coated with rub. Cover and refrigerate approximately 2 hours.
Thread cubes onto skewers, leaving 1/4 inch between pieces. Grill skewers on medium direct heat until the desired doneness. Generally 8-12 minutes.