Friday 8 February 2019

Paneer Tikka

I always had a fascination for this Paneer Tikka.
I never thought that I can prepare it at home...maintaining the same authentic taste and aroma



So here it goes...a simple recipe of the delicious Paneer Tikka.

Ingredients:
Paneer/ Cottage Cheese - 400 gms
Capsicum - 1
Onions - 1 big
Tomatoes - 2
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - half tsp
Cummin powder - half tsp
Chaat Masala - half tsp
Yoghurt/ Dahi - 1 cup
Skewers
Salt

Procedure:
1. Take  muslin cloth and hang the curd for an hour to drain off excess water
2. Take a bowl and add the curd.
3. Next add all the masalas and salt and mix well.
4. Chop the Paneer into cubes and add some of the curd mixed with masalas. Refrigerate this for a couple of hours (for marination).
5. Next chop the capsicum, Onion and tomatoes and add them to the bowl (with curd and masalas) and mix well. The marination of veggies is not required.
6. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 mins.
7. In the mean time,  arrange the marinated paneer and the veggies on the skewer in a pattern and place on the grill.
8. Grill it for another 20 mins.

The delicious  Paneer Tikka is ready.
Serve it with Lemon wedges and Mint Chutney.