Paneer Tikka | Paneer Tikka In Oven | Starter Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Starter/Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 5-6 people
- 150 gm hung curd (strained yogurt)
- ½ Tbsp dhania
- 1 Tsp jeera
- 1 Tsp saunf
- ½ Tsp garam masala
- ½ Tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 Tsp kasuri methi rubbed
- 1 Tsp chaat masala
- ¼ Tsp black pepper powder
- 1 Tsp amchur powder
- 1 Tbsp ginger, garlic and green chilli paste
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- 1 big onion
- 200 Gm paneer
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 green capsicum
- In a pan dry roast, jeera, dhania, and saunf till fragrant
- Pound this into a coarse powder in a mortar-pestle, keep aside
- In a large mixing bowl, take hung curd
- Whisk into an even and smooth yogurt mixture
- Add roasted and pounded masala powder
- Next add garam masala, chaat masala, amchur powder, red chilli powder, kasuri methi powder and black pepper powder
- Whisk everything well till well combined and even
- Tip in ginger, garlic and green chilli paste and mix well
- Pour olive oil and mix well
- Squeeze lemon juice into the mixture
- Season with salt, keep aside, marinade is now ready
- Now dice the vegetables, onions, bell pepper
- Add these into the marinade
- Next add cubed paneer
- Gently mix the ingredients
- Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for atleast 4 hours. You can keep it overnight too, for the flavours to develop and deepen
- Pre-heat oven to 200 Deg C. Line the grill pan of your oven with foil or baking sheet
- Soak long/short skewer sticks on water for a few minutes
- Skewer the paneer and veg one by one, alternatively
- Baste with olive oil, place skewers on lined grill
- Roast at 200 Deg C for 10-12 minutes or till golden and cooked. Flip over and cook for further 2-3 minutes
- Serve with mint chutney
These can be roasted on stove top also, turn as you roast them on medium flame till golden and roasted
You can also use store-bought strained Greek yogurt
Fresh homemade paneer tastes best
If you don't have skewer sticks, spread on a baking tray and roast
Adjust masalas as per your taste
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/paneer-tikka/
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