Monday, March 22, 2010

Vegetable Shashlik Kebab recipe



Vegetable Shashlik is traditional Indian Kebabs recipe which includes Paneer which is Indian cottage cheese with a combination of different vegetables. This recipe is a healthy recipe as it does not involve any oil or high cholesterol ingredients for cooking since it is grilled in oven.

Ingredients:

For Marinade:
2 cups yogurt
2 Tablespoon Tandoori paste (can be bought from Woolworths or Coles)
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon Ginger paste (or as per taste)
1 teaspoon Garlic paste (or as per taste)

Salt according to taste
Optional : red chilli powder according to taste


For skewers:

Capsicums, Mushrooms, Pumpkins, Onions, Paneer (Indian cottage cheese which can be bought in frozen form at an Indian shop or Woolworths or Coles). One can have any veggie of their choice.

Alternatively, one can also use chicken or any other meat or seafood like prawns of their choice.

Recipe:
1. Prepare the marinade by mixing all the ingredients mentioned above in a bowl.
2. Chop the vegetables or meat and mix it in prepared marinade in step 1. Leave this mixture to marinate for couple of hours or overnight.
3. Once the above mixture is marinated, pierce the pieces of vegetables or meat in skewer sticks and place them in a pre heated oven at a temperature of 200 degrees fan forced.
4. Allow the kebabs to cook till they turn golden brown.
5. Kebabs are ready to be had with BBQ sauce or just like that.

Enjoy sizzling hot!!


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