Grilled Cottage Cheese & Soya Nugget Kebabs

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Grilled Cottage Cheese & Soya Nugget Kebabs – A Delightful Appetizer

18 April 2011 53 Comments

Summer vacations for children and my kitchen counter is all strewn up with chocolate shavings, marshmallow bits, cookie cutters and all that excite their fancy. My mommy cap is on to create special dishes to please the children and also keep them interested in eating food which is healthy and scrumptious as well. Food which should be exciting enough to make them forget the cravings for the junk foods they always love to have given a chance. These grilled cottage cheese and soya nuggets kebabs proved to be a right choice for a great weekend. Crisp, healthy and a great munchy recipe to snack upon while playing a favorite board game together in the hot weather.

Ready to be grilled…

Ingredients;

(serves 4)

1/2 cup fresh cottage cheese
1/4 cup soya granules
2 potatoes
1 small onion
1/4 cup fresh Bread crumbs (optional)
1 green chilly
1 tsp. red chilly powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp. roasted cumin seeds powder
1 tsp chaat masala/dry mango powder
Salt as per desire
2 tbsp. Fresh coriander leaves
3-4 tsp. oil

Method: Boil the potato and mash it. Soak the soya granules in little water for 10-15 minutes, drain the water and squeeze the granules. Wash and chop the coriander leaves finely. Peel and dice the onion into fine pieces.

Crumble the cottage cheese and keep aside. To make fresh cottage cheese check this link below;

Cottage cheese

Take a large vessel and add the mashed potato, crumbled cottage cheese (paneer), soaked soya granules and rest of the ingredients except the oil in it . Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.

Keep the skewers ready smearing them with a little oil.

Take a small ball about the size of a tennis ball and wrap it aorund the skewer to cover 2/3 of it. Press it lightly to secure the kebabs. Repeat the same process with the rest of the kebabs. This will make about 5-6 kebabs.

Put an aluminum sheet over the baking net and place all the kebabs over it. Brush each with oil on all the sides. Grill the kebabs for 30 minutes or more till they look golden brown and make a lovely crust. Roate the kebabs and brush them with oil in between to give a good coating and a shiny glaze over the kebabs.

Take out of the oven and let it cool. Cut into roundels and serve hot with mint spread or tomato sauce.

Yum bite!

Notes;

If you don’t have an oven you can cook the kebabs on a girdle or tawa also.
Fresh peas, sweet corn and cooked carrot will be a great addition to these kebabs.
These kebabs make a lovely picnic treat.
As an appetizer these grilled cottage cheese and soya nuggets kebabs can really rock any party!

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53 Comments »

prathibha said:

I m drooling…drooling…drooling..:)
looks superb n yumm..

# 18 April 2011 at 12:53 pm

Maria @ Scandifoodie said:

Oh yum! These sound so aromatic and tasty!

# 18 April 2011 at 1:00 pm

divya said:

yummy kebabs….looks delicious…

# 18 April 2011 at 1:18 pm

Nishi said:

What a yummy recipe Sanjeetra!! It’s so yummy and healthy to boot 🙂

# 18 April 2011 at 1:47 pm

Priya said:

Kebab looks marvellous and nutritious..

# 18 April 2011 at 2:04 pm

Lubna Karim said:

Wow…that’s an super yum kebab recipe….looks delectable….

# 18 April 2011 at 3:27 pm

Suman Singh said:

Wow, these look light and delicious..wonderful combination of ingredients..great recipe..thanks!

# 18 April 2011 at 3:34 pm

Nandini said:

Wow! What great kebabs! Looks yummy.

# 18 April 2011 at 3:50 pm

sukanya said:

kebabs are looking fantastic and yummy. loved the clicks

pls do check the event on my site : summer coolers

# 18 April 2011 at 3:50 pm

Lata Raja said:

Perfectly grilled and can I have some too with the children?

# 18 April 2011 at 4:18 pm

Shilpa said:

That looks absolutely delish! I want to make this right now……you are brilliant!

# 18 April 2011 at 4:22 pm

sweet artichoke said:

This is my kind of snacks!! They look delicious!

# 18 April 2011 at 5:13 pm

aipi said:

If I were around there wouldn’t be any left for you lol- love this very much 🙂
Looks very delish!

# 18 April 2011 at 6:17 pm

Yuri said:

Yummy! Gotta love food on a stick. Perfect for meatless Monday 🙂

# 18 April 2011 at 6:27 pm

kairali sisters said:

Yummy nad healthy kebabs…

# 18 April 2011 at 7:17 pm

Sra said:

Sanjeeta, you seem to be on a roll! So many posts in the last few hours – spring cleaning?

# 18 April 2011 at 10:04 pm

sanjeeta kk said:

@Sra, Oh I wish I could do that…. Need a cleaning fairy with a magic broom to do the job 🙂

# 18 April 2011 at 10:20 pm

Pushpa said:

Looking super tempting and delicious.

# 18 April 2011 at 11:12 pm

Suja Sugathan said:

Makes me drool..healthy and yummy

# 18 April 2011 at 11:50 pm

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said:

wow, you are on a rampage today posting delicious recipe after another, love this one as well 🙂

# 18 April 2011 at 11:52 pm

Juliana said:

These kabobs are so different…must taste very yummie with all the ingredients and cottage cheese…they sure make a great appetizer. Nice pictures as well. Have a great week Sanjeeta 🙂

# 19 April 2011 at 1:39 am

Swathi said:

soy kebab looks awesome delicious.

# 19 April 2011 at 3:26 am

neha said:

Yummmy bites, sure shall make them soon…

# 19 April 2011 at 5:39 am

Tanvi said:

These look so crispy.How did u achieve that just by grilling? wow.We are big soya fans, I cook soya curry almost every week.

# 19 April 2011 at 5:43 am

Cham said:

This one is definitely a killer!

# 19 April 2011 at 6:26 am

Nitha said:

You have loads of patience mam… love this..

# 19 April 2011 at 8:16 am

PremalathaAravindhan said:

Wow!!! Sanjeeta,Superb version of Kebab dear…Really delicious.
Waiting to taste this kebab.

# 19 April 2011 at 8:35 am

Srivalli said:

Kebabs look great Sanjeeta..I am sure kids enjoyed this!

# 19 April 2011 at 10:32 am

Mary said:

This sounds very interesting and I’ll wager it is delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary

# 19 April 2011 at 9:12 pm

Kiran @ KiranTarun.com said:

These kebabs looks delish! A healthy and vegetarian kebabs for our summer grill parties 🙂 I have soy nuggets, just need to experiment with this recipe.

# 19 April 2011 at 10:51 pm

Krithi said:

Looks so perfect for my cravings.. awesome..

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# 20 April 2011 at 6:31 am

FOODESSA said:

I’m always open to new ways of incorporating soya in my diet…especially when my estrogen levels are slipping slowly…sigh.
Along with the great paired ingredients…this is certainly a must try.

Thanks Sanjeeta for this different way to use soya ;o)

Flavourful wishes,
Claudia

# 20 April 2011 at 5:58 pm

Joanne said:

I love the sound of these kebabs! I am so making them the next time my parents decide to barbecue!

# 21 April 2011 at 5:29 pm

Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. said:

These look amazing!! I want to try them for sure

# 21 April 2011 at 9:10 pm

Kankana said:

that could be some amazing bite of yummy goodness! The flavor combination you used makes me drool over it 🙂

# 22 April 2011 at 3:03 am

Reeni said:

These look incredibly delicious! You know how to take the healthiest ingredients and turn them into something amazing! You are such a talent.

# 22 April 2011 at 7:00 am

sanjeeta kk said:

@Reeni, Thanks …means a lot, coming from YOU 🙂

# 22 April 2011 at 3:36 pm

Magic of Spice said:

I bet the kids loved these…what a fun snack or side, they look fantastic.

# 22 April 2011 at 10:25 am

Sarah said:

That looks awesome…loved the recipe..looks absolutely yummy!!

# 22 April 2011 at 9:52 pm

Gera@SweetsFoodsBlog said:

OMG nuggets with grilled cottage cheese – wow they are the perfect appetizer for every occasion!

Keep up with the kebabs 🙂

Great weekend ahead!

Gera

# 22 April 2011 at 11:44 pm

Panchpakwan said:

Delicious and tempting kababs..

# 23 April 2011 at 1:50 am

Mardi@eatlivetravelwrite said:

We could certainly use some healthy light bites at the party – you are more than welcome to bring as many of these as you like! Thanks for taking part in Forever Nigella!

# 23 April 2011 at 5:57 am

Joyti said:

Ooo, it looks and sounds really good!

# 24 April 2011 at 11:15 am

Heavenly Housewife said:

I’d love to try these, they look so nice and crispy!
*kisses* HH

# 24 April 2011 at 8:02 pm

Faith said:

These look really wonderful! So flavorful and healthy…definitely the perfect appetizer!

# 25 April 2011 at 6:47 pm

El said:

These look really interesting. Such a clever combination of ingredients!

# 26 April 2011 at 7:34 am

sweetlife said:

a perfect appetizer, love the addition of cottage cheese and soya..great recipe thanks for sharing!!

sweetlife

# 26 April 2011 at 10:28 pm

Shilpa said:

Made them yesterday – and had them with salad and pitta bread…really gorgeous. Thanks for the wonderful recipe.

# 6 May 2011 at 5:01 pm

savita bhabhi said:

hey,Plz dnt put such pics on web.I am wrkin with my lappi.and also watering jus bcaz of these picture.

# 8 May 2011 at 6:47 pm

working london mummy said:

this looks great. Will give it a go for my little one !

# 9 May 2011 at 5:53 pm

Shilpa said:

Sanjeeta, I have just put up a post on my blog inspired by these gorgeous kebabs. I am still new to this blogging world and couldn’t figure out how to place the link to your blog within my post. I have manually typed in your website though 🙁

Absolutely gorgeous!

# 10 May 2011 at 8:25 pm

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