The Ultimate Guide to a Kebab Platter

This Ultimate guide Kebab Platter is What you need for the next party you are hosting. Absolutely brilliant and a very convenient and easy way of Entertaining a large crowd. With loads of recipes and ideas to choose from

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• What is a Kebab Platter
• Why You Should Make a Kebab Platter For a Large Crowd.
• What does a Kebab Platter Consist of?
• How is a Kebab platter Served?
• How to Decide, Plan and Execute A Kebab Platter
• Servings Guide
• What To Serve Kebabs With?
• Serving Kebab Platter as an Appetizer
• Salads To Serve with Chicken Kebabs
• Dips, Chutneys To serve With Kebabs
• Serving Kebab Platter as a Main Course
• 📖 Recipe

What is a Kebab Platter

A kebab platter is a dish that typically consists of grilled meat kebabs (such as beef, chicken, or lamb), Served on a large platter or a board with a variety of chutneys, Dips, Salads Breads, Rice, and Beverages like Juices, Mocktails, or Cocktails.

Why You Should Make a Kebab Platter For a Large Crowd.

• Convenient, Sensible Smart Idea It is sensible to make a kebab platter. Because, is helps to address different tastes and palates for a party. You can create a variety of kebabs that has different flavors. And serve them with a variety of sides and accompaniments. So at least a part of party hosting is sorted
• Appetizer or Main Course - You can make this platter as an appetizer board, or as a main course. Serving these with chutneys, dips, salads, and soups or part of the main course. For the main course, you can throw a complete meal with these kebab platters. Serving them with Naan Bread, Pita Bread, and Pulao, accompanied by salads, dips and chutneys and Some beverages
• Perfect For Any occasion - From game nights, elaborate dinners, birthday parties, anniversaries, Potlucks and so much more These kebab platters are just perfect.
• Suitable For Anyone - Kebab Platters, is suitable for any kind of guest; from kids to adults. including recipes like Tangdi Kebab are so kid friendly. Plus, you can create an assortment of so many different kinds of kebabs, based on your guests. Basically, you can cater to every taste preference on a platter.

What does a Kebab Platter Consist of?

A Kebab platter consists of a variety of kebabs, usually made with mixed meat kebabs like Chicken Lamb Beef, and Sea Food, and sometimes a few vegetarian kebabs as well.

How is a Kebab platter Served?

Usually, In Restaurants, a Kebab platter is served with an assortment of kebab varieties. And other sides are served separately, like Green Chutney, Sliced onions lime, and cucumber & Imli Ki chutney (tamarind sweet chutney)

So When Making at home, A large serving plate with assorted kebabs. Served along with chutneys, dips, salads, and beverages. Rather than putting these sides on the platter, they are served seperately.

How to Decide, Plan and Execute A Kebab Platter

Step 1 - Guests and Taste/Food Preferences.

Know How many guests are expected. And a rough guess of their taste preferences. You may have kids or adults in the group. Or maybe both. Maybe someone is on a low carb or has a food allergy. Note down all these. This is your first step. Once you have all this noted; the next step becomes easier.

Example - A group of 5, with 1 kid and no allergy, but they like an assortment of meat.

Step 2 - As an Appetizer Or Main Course. Plan platter menu. Get your recipes ready

You will next decide on whether to serve as an appetizer or as a main course what to include in your platter.

At this step, we should decide on the platter menu. You may want to include recipes that take care of the food allergy and other food preferences; that you noted down in the first step.

You may want to include only chicken kebabs or a combination of meat varieties.

For Example: Serving as an appetizer. 2 varieties of chicken kebabs, 1 kid-friendly chicken recipe like Tangdi Kebab; non spicy Afghani Kebab; Air Fryer Tandoori Chicken Kebabs or Malai kabab. 1 lamb variety and maybe one seafood kebab like tandoori fish or prawn/shrimp

Step 3 - Decide on the sides, accompaniments, and mains

In this step, you will finalize the sides and accompaniments for the platter.

If you serve it as An appetizer then a soup or drink with some chutneys, dips, and salad should do good.

To Serve as a Main Course, then include Bread, & Pulaos, and a dal(lentils), in addition to salads, dips, and drinks.

Step 4 - Procure and Preparation (at least a day before)

Once you decide on the menu the next thing is to determine, what items are going to be homemade and what you need from the store.

• Procure the meat for the kebabs and marinate.
• Prepare for the salads, keep the dressing seperate,
• Most of the dips are make ahead, so make them and store it up.
• Make the drinks/beverages and store in the referigerator.
• In case serving as a main course, make the bread dough

Step 5 - Final cooking (3 hours before Serving)

• Thread the marinated kebabs onto the skewers and start grilling on the pan or a pre-heated grill or oven.
• In the meanwhile, Bring out all other accompaniments and sides. You may want to warm certain sides before serving.
• If serving as a main course, make Rice or bread.

Step 6 - Putting the kebab platter together

1. On a large board or a platter, place the different kebabs, in clusters. You may want to keep some lime wedges, onion, and cucumber slices on the platter itself.
2. Serve the Chutneys and dips in smaller bowls. So guests can self serve and is easier to move them around the table
3. Salads - dress the salads, just before serving. Serve them in a large bowl, so guests can take a smaller helping as and when they need.
4. Then serve the Rice in a casserole and the Bread in a basket covered with a cloth.

Servings Guide

What To Serve Kebabs With?

Serving Kebab Platter as an Appetizer

Most of the time kebab platter is served as an appetizer/starter before the main course or an entree. You can serve it with Salads, Chutneys, Dips, Soups, and Drinks

These Kebab Recipes Will help you get started Tangdi Kebab, Malai Kebab, Afghani Kebab, Hariyali Chicken Tikka

Salads To Serve with Chicken Kebabs

First, salads are so perfectly paired with these chicken kebabs. in fact, if one of your guests is on a low carb then the combination of Kebabs and salad is just right.

See Didn't I tell you a kebab platter suits anyone?

These Salads are fresh, and juicy with minimal dressing. So it's light and refreshing leaving the place for the main course

Serve up at least 2 kinds of medium-sized salad bowls for a guest size of 5 members. More soon on the servings Guide.

Salads like Lachha Salad, Kachumber Salad, This light refreshing Turkish Shepherd Salad, Persian Cucumber Shirazi Salad, Corn and cucumber salad, super simple Green Onion Salad, Bell pepper salad are so full of flavor

Want to serve low-carb or keto salad with these kebabs then this keto tabbouleh and keto gluten free greek salad is excellent

Dips, Chutneys To serve With Kebabs

While creating a kebab platter for a large crowd, It's important to have different varieties of chutneys and dips across various flavor profiles, so that every guest has one dip that is preferred. So For a group of 5, I suggest at least 2 chutneys and 2 dips.

Chutneys you can pair

Hari Chutney or Green Chutney Made with Mint Cilantro and Meethi Imli/Sweet Tamarind Chutney are the best chutneys with Tandoori Chicken Kebabs

Tomato Chilli Chutney, Dry Plum Chutney , Pista chutney Or these 3 indian chaat chutneys

Dips & Sauces ideas

like this easy garlic sauce, Harissa Yogurt Sauce, or this super simple 5 minute all purpose dip , greek yogurt dip, tandoori mayo, whipped feta dip

Check these varieties of hummus recipes you may want to include.

hummus is an amazing dip that pairs so well with any kind of kebab. It is loved by almost everyone, from kids to adults. These recipes are curated carefully covering a wide range of taste preferences.

Homemade Hummus, Creamy Hummus without garlic, Harissa Hummus, Roasted pepper Hummus, Olive tapenade hummus , Easy Garlic Hummus , Baba Ganoush Hummus, Easy Beet hummus or this Indian Twist Chaat Masala Hummus

Beverages you can Serve with Kebabs

Light Refreshing Drinks - Shikanji, Fresh Watermelon Juice 3 Ways, Virgin Cardamom mojito, Cucumber mint mocktail, Sweet Amritsari Lassi, Strawberry lassi, lemonade with basil seeds, Mango Lassi, mint buttermilk

Cocktails - Bourbon Margarita, Raspberry Gin Fizz, Pineapple Mimosa and I personally love this entire collection of easy cocktails From Littlest Crumb. You should definitely look into it if you want to make cocktails for any occasion

Serving Kebab Platter as a Main Course

If you have decided to serve the kebab platter as a Main Course,

Then you will have to serve Rice Pulaos Bread and a Curry. In addition to the Chutneys Dips sauce salad and drinks.

Rice, Breads and other Accompaniments to serve with kebabs

Jeera Rice, Ghee Rice, Instant pot Brown Rice, cilantro lime rice , Instant pot pilau rice, Kashmiri, and navarathan pulao are great mains to go with kebabs

Breads - Coriander Naan, Peshawri Naan, Easy Pita bread,

Pair these Breads and Rice with a Dal or veggie curry. Plus a few dips, chutneys, some salads, and a pitcher of your favorite drink.

Then you are sorted out to make a lovely kebab platter

Finish up the kebab meal with a lovely dessert something like Brownies, Icecreams or simple easy Truffles

📖 Recipe