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Skewered Grilled Fruit With A Spiced Ginger Glaze (GF)

Printable version (of my recipe) here
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Course Dessert
Cuisine global vegetarian
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
  

  • Paneer , cubed (about 20 cubes)

For the Spiced Ginger Glaze:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup ginger slightly crushed fresh tender
  • 4 pods cardamom , powdered (about xbd tsp)
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg freshly grated
  • pinch salt

For the chocolate drizzle:

  • 1/4 cup chocolate chopped bittersweet
  • 1 tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • For the chocolate drizzle: Put all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk, over a pan of boiling water, till the chocolate melts and is smooth
  • For the spiced ginger glaze, combine the ginger, brown sugar and water in a pan. Bring to a boil, and simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes till the glaze appears to be thickening. Add the salt, cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir well and take off the heat. Allow to cool. Strain and refrigerate till needed. According to the original recipe, this keeps in the fridge for a week. I found this quantity just correct for about 10 fruit skewers.
  • Soak the wooden skewers in water for about 2 hours. This will ensure they donu2019t burn during grilling.
  • Arrange the cubed fruit and paneer alternately, on the skewers. I have a grill (in the top part) in my oven and this is how I grilled the fruit.
  • Place the skewers in a suitable pan and brush with the glaze. Grill for about 5 to 7 minutes, till the paneer just starts browning. If the paneer browns too much it will lose its softness and become chewy. Turn the skewers so that the other side is uppermost. Brush well with the glaze and grill for another 5 to 7 minutes or so.
  • Allow to cool a bit and serve warm. If using chocolate, drizzle over the fruit and serve.

Notes

This makes a wonderful yet light dessert when one wants something sweet and simple. Lovely spiced ginger flavoured soft and juicy fruit with paneer and chocolate.
The ginger glaze/ sauce also pairs up wonderfully with vanilla or honey ice-cream.
This is my submission for the “Grill It” edition of Monthly Mingle hosted by Sig. This also goes across to Sunita’s Think Spice, Think Favourite as the Ginger Glaze has cardamom which is my favourite spice along with cinnamon and nutmeg. This is also my submission for MBP: Fruit Fare which is being hosted right here.
Once again, gently reminding all of you who have plans to send in something for MBP: Fruit Fare, that the deadline is 25th August and that means another 2 weeks. That’s plenty of time.