Paneer Kebabs

Paneer Kebabs
My entry for Nupur A-Z of Indian Vegetables. All things staring with "P"

Have our first barbecue party for this summer this Saturday, I volunteered to make grilled kebabs, what better way to eat paneer then grilled. For these barbecue kebabs I have used all things "P" Paneer, Pineapple, Pepper (red), Pudina, Pyaaz( Onion). A little bit preparation ahead will make these the talk of the party and well as delicious. Marinated these over night for best results.

Calculate your ingredients according to the number of kebabs you plan to make.
I add 2 cubes of Paneer, 2 Pineapple pieces per skewer.

Ingredients
Paneer cut into cubes
Pineapple cut into cubes
red onion cut into cubes ( whole small onion will make a great looking kebab's too)
Red bell pepper cut into cubes ( add yellow pepper for extra color)
Pudina (for flavor, this is optional I add because it grows wild in my back yard)

soak Skewers in water at least for 4-5 hours, else they get easily burned on the grill.

For marinate
I make yogurt based marinate, you can substitute with tomato based too

2 cups of yogurt, beaten into a fine consistency
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp haldi
1 tbsp tandoori masala or garam masala
salt according to taste
R.chili powder optional
can add red food coloring to give a nice color to the paneer

1.Mix all the marinate ingredients and pour then in a big Ziploc bag
2. To this marinate add Paneer, Onion, Pineapple and Pepper toss all the ingredients well in the Ziploc, prick paneer and pineapple with tooth picks, this helps absorbs the marinate
3. store in the refrigerator over night

For making kebabs
1. heat your grill or you can do this on a tava
2. Arrange all the marinated veggies on a skewer, add a pudina leaf for flavor and color( this is optional however)
3.Grill this for few minutes on all sides, rub with marinate if the kebab's seem dry

Serve hot with a dash of lime. These not only look absolutely beautiful but taste amazingly too. Add a cool lemonade or lassi and enjoy your summer.