Paneer Tikka – Restaurant Style
Your favourite snack Paneer Tikka flavoured with tangy spices. Every lavish Indian dinner party is sure to have some tikkas. Paneer, capsicum and onions marinated in a yogurt based marinade. Skewered and grilled till brown. Paneer tikka is a delicious must-have vegetarian snack at any party. A tikka recipe that will surely give you the restaurant-style paneer tikka that you’ve been craving for.
Tandoori paneer tikka recipe can be cooked on a tandoor or tawa. A party without tandoori party starters is truly incomplete! The perfect blend of spices and smoky flavour of the marinated and tandoor-cooked paneer is just too awesome to describe.
Ingredients
- 20 paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
- 1/2 cup thick curds (dahi)
- 1 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
- 1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
- 2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 2 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
- 1 tbsp mustard (rai / sarson) oil
- salt to taste
Method
- Combine the curd, ginger paste, chilli powder, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala, coriander, chaat masala, besan, Hot oil and salt in a deep bowl and mix well to prepare a marinade.
- Add the paneer, mix gently and keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
- Put paneer pieces on a skewer and then on a grilling plate pre heat the oven at 200 degree centigrade for 10 minutes
- Remove the paneer tikka from oven and serve hot tikkas with green coriander chutney.