Recipe: Chicken Shish Kebabs with Butter Rice and Preserved Lemon Yoghurt

Ingredients

• 1kg chicken thighs, cut into large dice
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1.5 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon sumac
• 4 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 200g basmati rice
• Small handful short vermicelli noodles (optional)
• 25g butter
• 300f natural yoghurt
• ½ preserved lemon, flesh removed and finely chopped