BBQ in Autumn
I know you all must be thinking I have gone crazy by having a barbecue at this time of the year.I didn’t opt for these simple skewers intentionally and let me share that story of why I had to
We went to one of my close friend R’s birthday party last week, it was a huge party and enjoyed thoroughly as it was on a weekend, I hate to go out on weekday unless its absolutely necessary anyway R’s and S’s family came over for a cuppa on Sunday morning to say thank you for all the help me and Rocky did.It was a special birthday
S’s hubby loves my prawn dishes and asked me if I can make some snacks with it next time they come over for a dinner, we said yes and started chatting, the late morning tea has moved till lunch and I could see the guys deeply involved in their discussions which made me think of cooking some lunch together, so there we were in the kitchen trying to make some simple lunch for those hungry men.
I have a George Foreman’s Indoor Grill which Rocky uses most of the time for his weekend breakfasts for sausages, bacon etc. I wanted to try grilling my prawns and veggie skewers.
You can use the normal grill if you want. They were so simple to make but the taste made them want for more n more!!
We girls n kids ended up gobbling few in the kitchen itself as the guys were pouncing upon the plates as soon as I place few more.
Here are my simple recipes first for
Prawns BBQ:
As we had kids around who were little fussy when I make them spicy, I avoided chilli powder this time but used full green chillies which can be removed for those little ones.
King Prawns: 2 pkts( frozen or fresh)
Lemons cut into small chunks
Full Chillies cut into small pieces
Salt to taste
Oil( preferably sunflower) : 1 tbsp
Lemon juice: 1 tsp
Mix all these Ingredients and leave it in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Now Thread prawns, lemon chunks and chillies into the wooden skewers, which were soaked in cold water for 10 minutes to avoid burning and when the grill is medium hot, place them on the grill. Avoid turning them too often. One 5 minutes of each side and juicy n succulent barbecued prawns were up for a grab.
Vegetable skewers:
Red onions: 2
Paneer: 1 pkt
Yellow pepper: 1
Red pepper: 1
Sunflower oil: 1 tbsp
Pepper: 1 tsp
Thyme: 2 tsp( I used dry)
Rosemary: 1 tsp( again dry but you can use fresh if u want, I didn’t have any in my fridge so opted for dry herbs)
Salt to taste
Cut all the above vegetables into big chunks. Mix all the above mentioned ingredients and leave it in the fridge for atleast 20 minutes.
Thread them to the wooden skewers soaked to water to avoid burning but mine did as I didn’t have time to soak them.
When the grill is hot, place them on the grill. Avoid turning them too often. One 5 minutes of each side and that’s it really.
Looking at the way we all enjoyed our simple lunch, I knew that these skewers will be requested by my friends very soon.
Stumble it!
November 15th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I wouldn’t say you are crazy because we grill outside in the chilly weather too and I think it’s the best time now than grilling at 100F Summer heat!:D
BBQ looks yum. I grilled Satay chicken in my George foreman!! :))
November 15th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
those lookk soooo yummy and refreshing with lemon
November 15th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
This is so cool. Love the skewers and recipes
November 15th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
The pic’s are awesome..makes me want to grill something too…like paneer,bell peppers and mushrooms! Ok am off to do that for tonite!
November 16th, 2007 at 12:35 am
grilling the lemons with the prawns is a brilliant idea!!
November 16th, 2007 at 3:47 am
looks so tempting …..will give it a try soon::))
November 16th, 2007 at 9:55 am
not padma, u r not crazy
we did the same in last winter when the temp was -4 
it was real fun…
the first pic is fantastic…
November 16th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Asha
Hey u are the first one , its nice to see you here!! thank god you dont think i am crazy, here in uk, people usually don’t !!
I never tried satay chicken will wait for your recipe then!!
Sagari
Adding lemon chunks made it more tasty!!
Thanks for coming over
November 16th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Bee
Nice to see you here and hey those juices oozing from lemon n making the prawns sizzle, wow it was amazing and the taste u can imagine it!! yummy!!
Rajeswari
Do try them, less effort n simple recipe but the taste was incredible. Nice to see you here
November 16th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Rina
Thank you for coming over and hey do try to make them, they were yummy!!
Dhivya!! I am so sure that you will love them!! Do give it a try!!
November 16th, 2007 at 11:38 am
from the moment i saw the picture i was looking at the lemons. what a fantastic idea! grilled prawns…. i am drooling :))
November 16th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Sia!!
Is it?? thank god that there are people who do BBQ in winter. We all thoroughly enjoyed though so few more on their way!!have a great weekend
Lissie
Do try that combo Lissie, those lemons gave an incredbile taste on the prawns!
November 17th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Look at those beauties… There is no law against grilling in winter, right? We used to do it all the time when we had our own grill, now we have to go upto the terrace, and that is too much work
November 17th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Hi
Lovely BBQ. weather and the BBQ a very nice combi..
November 17th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Oooooooooh these are so droolworthy…haven’t grilled prawns yet mainly because D does the grilling and it is best for him if does not have prawns
Maybe next time when he is on a trip I should make these
November 18th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Padmaja - you are MAD to cook BBQ in this horrid weather. But they sure look delicious. I am just about to blog about prawns too…
November 19th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Sig
Here in UK, people think its a crazy thing to do in cold n horrid weather!!But whatever it is, I am gonna make few more!!
hope u are having a great time in Spain!!
Sushma
Thank you for coming over
November 19th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Sandeepa
Do give it a try when D is not around, You will love them!!
Mallika
Nice to see you here and hey waiting for your post on Prawns, I just love them!!
November 19th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Hey! those prawns r so tempting.. It looks great, if only i could lay my hands on one….
November 20th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Look so nice Padmaja. Your way of presenting the food is awesome. Viji
November 21st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
As I don’t eat nonveg I am not able to comment on your post dear! What if lax dint tag you!? I will be tagging you soon so start cleaning up you fridge!
New look is amazing!