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Homemade Paneer Grilled Kabobs in Moroccan Chermoula Sauce served with Homemade Naan
Homemade Paneer Grilled Kabobs in Spicy & Tangy Moroccan Chermoula Sauce served with Easy and Quick Homemade Naan
We have started a tradition in our family that we will celebrate the start of a new week with a grand Meatless Mondays feast. Everyone in my household usually has the Mondays Blues. Since I can’t change the fact that we all have to face the dreaded Monday, I can however change how we eat on a Monday! It’s a challenge for me to think of vegetarian recipes which my family of 3 males who are carnivores, will get excited over. It’s tough but I am up for the challenge. Trust me you will feel liberated that your main ingredient of the dish is not any type of meat protein, instead the star of the dish is a vegetable, lentils or beans or tasty cheeses & pastas.
My kids love kabobs, especially the grilled beef , chicken & shrimp shish kabobs. So I started thinking about our upcoming Meatless Mondays feast and wanted to surprise my kids and hubby with a shish kabob dinner which was healthy & hearty yet was as delicious as the {meat version}. I came up with this paneer kabob recipe which I wanted to give a lot of flavor & spice with the spicy & flavorful Moroccan Chermoula sauce. My kids were familiar with the flavors of Chermoula sauce which they were introduced to on our last trip to Morocco. Chermoula is a pungent Moroccan herb sauce traditionally served with grilled fish. I think it?s great with all sorts of other dishes, such as roasted eggplant, roasted potatoes, swordfish or chicken. Chermoula sauce is equally good in a couscous dish too. I made my Chermoula sauce in my favorite mortar & pestle.
We usually enjoy Kebobs with flatbreads like Naan, Pita or Turkish Pide. I heart flatbreads and love making them at home. There is something nurturing about making your own bread and serving it hot to your family! I started thinking about making Naan with our kabob dinner. I usually make my Naan with a yeast dough which needs to rise for at least 3-4 hours, then I roll out the Naan and then let it sit for another thirty minutes before I broil or bake them in the oven. By the way check out my two friends Nadia & Prerna’s awesome homemade naan recipes and there posts motivated me! My Easy & Quick Homemade Naan recipe ONLY has six ingredients; flour, milk, olive oil, sugar, salt & baking powder. I also brush the Naan with melted butter & sprinkle on sesame seeds right before I put them under the broiler. Basically I knead the dough for ten minutes, cover and let it rest for about one hour max in a warm spot in the kitchen. After one hour you are ready to roll out the Naan and enjoy them hot. I make the Naan under the broiler set on high and it only takes about 2 -3 minutes for Naan to be ready.
Paneer is a fresh cheese made by souring hot milk with a little lemon juice and then pressing out the liquid until it becomes a firm mass. The process is simple and quick. I usually drain the the whey in cheesecloth which I place inside a colander. When paneer is pressed under a heavy weight for an hour or two, it firms up and becomes condensed and is easy to cut into cubes for numerous recipes like Spinach recipe called Palak Paneer or Tandoori Paneer Tikka. I love serving Tandoori Paneer Tikka for appetizers when I throw a dinner party.
RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE PANEER KABOBS IN SPICY & TANGY MOROCCAN CHERMOULA SAUCE SERVED WITH QUICK & EASY HOMEMADE NAAN
Ingredients for Paneer Kabobs in Moroccan Chermoula Sauce: Homemade Paneer: Ingredients: 1 gallon whole milk 6-8 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Method for Homemade Paneer: Place a colander lined with cheesecloth over a large bowl. In a large heavy non stick pot, boil the milk on a medium heat. Add the lemon juice. Curd with start to form. Drain the curd mixture in the colander/cheesecloth Rinse the curd briefly under slow-running water to remove the lemon taste. Gather the edges together, squeeze the excess water, then knot together the cheesecloth and let it sit in the colander . Let it sit for 20 minutes. To make the cheese dense for cutting into cubes; place a heavy object over the paneer for about an hour. Cut into bite size one inch square pieces for Kabobs. Moroccan Chermoula Sauce: Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon coarse salt 1-2 teaspoons toasted cumin seeds, crushed or ground 1 fresh red chile, seeded & crushed 1 freshly squeezed lemon juice 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, some extra for grilling a small bunch of cilantro, crushed or chopped Method: Crush all of the ingredients in a mortar & pestle or a food processor. You can make extra and store in air tight jar in the fridge for few weeks. Method for marinating & grilling the kabobs: Take the Paneer cubes and add the Chermoula Sauce. Marinate for 10 minutes. Place the Paneer cubes on skewers and grape tomatoes, alternate paneer & tomatoes or any vegetable of your choice. Heat a grill pan on medium and coat it with olive oil. Grill the Paneer Kabobs for a minute on each side. Brush on some extra Chermoula Sauce over the Kebobs and cover to keep warm. RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE NAAN makes 6-8 Ingredients: 3 cups of Organic Bread Flour 1 cup of warm milk {extra if needed} 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons olive oil 4 teaspoons melted butter 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, white & black Method: Sift the flour and add the dry ingredients and mix add the oil and milk, knead for 10 minutes. add more milk to the dough if you feel its dry. cover and let the dough sit in a warm place in your kitchen for one hour. Turn the broiler on High and place a metal cookie sheet tray coated with oil under the broiler {not too close to the burners} Once the dough is rested for one hour, cut it up in 6-8 equal parts Roll out the dough into Naan shapes of round or ovals. Pierce marks with a knife or fork, all over the Naan. Melt the butter for 30 seconds in the microwave and brush it over the Naan. Sprinkle some sesame seeds. I used white & black sesame seeds {optional} Bake under the broiler only on one side for 2 minutes or so {until light golden brown} Serve Hot! Enjoy!
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