Chicken and Dodo Kebabs

What to eat, what not to eat.
Every middle aged woman and even man just seems to be on one diet or the other. We complain about the big tommy, fat flabby arms and continue to pile on portions and expect magic to happen. A major worry though for me is the misinformation or rather misinterpretation of nutrition information. I was chatting with a friend the other day and she expressed concern about her weight not dropping after two weeks of ‘disciplined diet’. I asked what her food daily consists of and she proudly said she eats brown rice and oat meal “swallow as her carbohydrate foods. No problem you will say. I asked what portion? She proudly responds with “as much as I like as it is mainly chaff , Sometimes I even eat dinner as late as 10pm as I believe these foods will not contribute any calories”. Really? I quizzed and she was shocked to know that she had been doing was wrong . Whole cereals or polished cereals are carbohydrates. The difference is that whilst whole cereals retain all the natural nutrients like, fibre and vitamins in it, the polished versions do not. Calorie intake needs calorie output or else they are retained as fat in the body .
Today I bring you something that will be a winner on your Christmas Day table or any time you are entertaining and just want finger foods. It is Chicken and Dodo Kebabs

Recipe for Chicken Balls
Ingredients
2 cups minced Chicken
1 teaspoon Dry Pepper(ground)
4 cloves Garlic
1/2 medium size Onion
Fresh Ginger( 1/2 size of your middle finger)
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
2 tablespoons Parsley( chopped)
Salt to taste
1 chicken seasoning cube
Tatashe, Green Pepper and opinion for using in the kebab.
Skewers for the kebab

Method
1, Preheat oven to gas mark 400
2,Blend together, garlic, ginger, onion, pepper, parsley and oil.
3,Season the chicken with the chicken seasoning , salt and the ground seasoning paste and knead thoroughly.  You may wish to chop more parsley and add to give more color to the meat when cooked
4, Mold seasoned chicken into small sized balls, place on a foil and place in the oven to roast for about 35-40 minutes . Use a fork to pierce  holes on the foil so the oil from the chicken balls can drip though to the oven tray and  cause the oven to bring out some smoke from the oil. This smoke will flavor the chicken and you have that smoky flavour. You may have to drizzle the chicken balls with some oil and the left over seasoning sauce whilst the chicken is roasting.
5, Whilst the chicken is roasting place pieces of Tatashe and Green Pepper underneath the chicken in the the baking tray to grill . The oil dripping from the chicken helps the process of grilling the peppers. Check frequently so the peppers do not burn
6, Fry your plantain and set aside, chop onion and set aside
7, When chicken is ready ,bring out of oven and allow to cool slightly.
8, Using a skewer arrange, chicken balls, dodo, peppers and onion  on the skewers and serve kebab warm.

Kitchen tip: you may wish to use whole chicken cut into cubes instead of the minced chicken.