All of us love to party whether it is an office gig or just at home.No party is complete without a great starter.There is no starter like chicken and tandoori paneer tikka.The whole Europe is crazy about this recipe.Well you can't blame them for it.After all,India stays with you even if you left it centuries ago.We can easily make this at home.Grilled paneer skewers just win the world over.Vegetarians love marinated and grilled veggies. Just as much as the non vegetarians love their meat. This smoky cubes of cottage cheese makes a great Punjabi recipe.You can have it as a starter or as a main course dish Paneer tikka masala.Just add gravy to the starter and have it with some tandoori roti.
Grilling it in a fan forced oven at home,gives the dish a great finish.
It is an easy to cook starter.
You can pair it with mint chutney or tomato sauce. Serve it hot.It is kid friendly and gluten-free.You can alter the heat using the chilli in it.
All you need is to make cottage cheese in advance.You can also buy it from dairy nearby.If you want u can replace the cheese with halloumi or tofu to get similar results.
How to make marinate paneer?
Get the recipe of Paneer Tikka kebab below
Paneer tikka is best served hot with mint chutney.
Ingredients
- 400 grams cottage cheese/paneer, cubed
- 2 capsicums/peppers(1 red and 1 green) diced
- 1 onion diced/few baby onions
- 1/2 cup hung yogurt/greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder/jeera
- Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chickpea flour/besan
- Salt as per taste
- 2 tbsp mustard oil + oil for brushing
- Wooden skewers soaked in water
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients for marination and make a paste.
- Dip cottage cheese pieces in the marination paste and refrigerate overnight(min. 4 hrs)
- Arrange cottage cheese on skewer.
- Dip the onions and capsicums in the remaining paste of cottage cheese and arrange on skewer alternatively to cottage cheese pieces.
- Preheat the oven at 200 degree Celsius(Fan forced).
- Grill them for 8 minutes first and 3-4 minutes using the top grill option.(Oven broiler option)
- Serve hot with mint chutney and tomato ketchup.
Notes
Note: You can make the paneer at home using the recipe given in a link or you can just buy it fresh from dairy or supermarket. You may use other veggies like broccoli,baby corns etc and add a pinch of garam masala if required.
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Recipe was nice and yummy
Thank you so much!
Bhavana bhatia, thanks so much for the post.Really thank you! Keep writing.
Thank you 🙂