Grilled Curried Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Mango-Spiced Basmati Rice

• Curried Chicken Kabobs
• 1-1/2 qt. Pure Kraft Refrigerated Ranch Dressing
• 1 cup curry powder
• - boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 4-cm cubes
• Sweet Mango-Spiced Basmati Rice
• 1 gal. basmati rice, well washed, soaked in water for 30 min. and well drained
• 2 gal. water
• Spiced-Sugar Syrup
• 3 qt. sugar
• 7 1/2 cups water
• 2 Tbsp. cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 2 tsp. whole cloves
• 2 Tbsp. ground turmeric
• Basmati Rice Garnishes
• 1-1/2 qt. slivered almonds, toasted
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 cup lemon juice
• - mangos, peeled, cut into small dice Whole Foods 2 ea For $4.00 thru 02/09
• 1-1/2 qt. fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped

1. Curried Chicken Kabobs: Mix dressing and curry powder.
2. Add to chicken in non-reactive container; toss to coat.
3. Marinate overnight in refrigerator.
4. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
5. Thread 155 g chicken onto each of 48 skewers (or onto each of 4 skewers for trial recipe).
6. Refrigerate until ready to grill,
7. Sweet Mango-Spiced Basmati Rice: Cook rice in boiling water in covered saucepan just until rice is tender.
8. Spread onto sheet pan, separating all grains.
9. Cool.
10. Spiced-Sugar Syrup: Meanwhile, bring sugar and water to boil in large saucepan, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved.
11. Add crushed cardamom pods, cloves and turmeric; stir.
12. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 min.
13. (or 3 to 5 min.
14. for trial recipe) until of syrup-like consistency.
15. Remove cardamom pods and cloves with fork; discard.
16. Basmati Rice Garnishes: Add hot Spiced-Sugar Syrup to rice; mix lightly.
17. Gently combine nuts, raisins and lemon juice; cover.
18. Let stand 5 min on top of warm stove.
19. Gently mix in mangos and cilantro using a folding action.
20. For each serving: Grill 1 kabob until chicken is done.
21. Plate 1 cup (250 mL) rice mixture; top with kabob.

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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/grilled-curried-chicken-kabobs-sweet-mango-spiced-basmati-rice-121895.aspx (may not work)