Hi guys, I know I've been posting a lot of photos on facebook and instagram but no recipes yet. My bad.. I'm not finding time to sit and write the recipes. There is no technology which will do this for me ;( So here I'm writing one by one from my archive of food photographs. And you must be wondering how many panner tikka recipe have I posted... but trust me this the best of all! I made this for a family get together at my home and everybody liked it!! It was over in no time, and I had to grill another set of skewers quickly to serve them. Both kids and adults liked it, and got a compliment that it tastes better than hotels. So I'm sure you can try this recipe to surprise your loved ones at home.
Best ever Tandoori Paneer Tikka Recipe
Marinated paneer tikka skewers When I browsed for some good recipes for paneer tikka, i stumbled upon one of the authentic punjabi version and felt it would turn out good. And I was not wrong :)
The trick to get the nutty flavor is to use roasted gram flour in your marinade. Here you go with the complete recipe...
Serves - 4
Ingredients:
For the marinade:
Butter/Ghee - 1 tbsp
Ajwain/Jeera - 1/4 tsp
Gram flour/Besan - 1/4 cup
(Heat the butter, add ajwain and then roast the gram flour well until you get a nutty flavor. You will get a paste like consistency)
Yogurt/thick curd - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
(Kashmiri gives the nice color to your tikka, else you can use normal chilli powder)
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1/2 lemon
Salt
Mustard Oil - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
(If you do not have mustard oil, use mustard paste in any oil or just add a tsp of mustard)Onion cubed - 1 big
Onion cubed - 1 big
Capsicum cubed - 1 medium
Cottage Cheese/ Paneer cubed - 250-350 gm
Wooden skewers/ Steel skewers
Method:
1. Take 1 tbsp roasted besan/ gram flour paste in a bowl. Add the yogurt, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala. Whisk all of them well.
2. Heat mustard oil in a tadka pan. When it heats up add turmeric powder and switch off. Or you can use any oil and add mustard paste or mustard seeds and let them crackle to get the nutty flavor in the tikka.
3. Add this oil to the marinade and beat well.
4. Add in the cubed paneer, onion and capsicum. Mix until they are nicely coated.
5. Keep the wooden skewers soaked in water for 15-20 mins. Or use steel skewers. Arrange the paneer and veggies on the skewers alternatively as shown in the pic. Refrigerate the skewers with paneer for about 30 mins atleast.
6. Pre-heat your oven to 225*C. Baste the marinade again on the skewers just before keeping them inside the oven. Arrange the skewers on the grill tray in the top slot. Check your oven guidelines.
7. Bake them in grill/broil mode at 225*C for 8 minutes. Open the oven and slightly turn over the skewers to cook evenly on all sides. And again bake in grill mode for another 5 minutes. Keep checking and don't let it burn too much. Slight burning may give a good smokey flavor.
Serve with lemon wedges and mint chutney.
Do try this recipe at home. If you don't have an oven, drizzle some oil on a pan and cook it on stove top.
Happy Cooking!! Learn something new everyday :)
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The trick to get the nutty flavor is to use roasted gram flour in your marinade. Here you go with the complete recipe...
Serves - 4
Ingredients:
For the marinade:
Butter/Ghee - 1 tbsp
Ajwain/Jeera - 1/4 tsp
Gram flour/Besan - 1/4 cup
(Heat the butter, add ajwain and then roast the gram flour well until you get a nutty flavor. You will get a paste like consistency)
Yogurt/thick curd - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
(Kashmiri gives the nice color to your tikka, else you can use normal chilli powder)
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1/2 lemon
Salt
Mustard Oil - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
(If you do not have mustard oil, use mustard paste in any oil or just add a tsp of mustard)Onion cubed - 1 big
Onion cubed - 1 big
Capsicum cubed - 1 medium
Cottage Cheese/ Paneer cubed - 250-350 gm
Wooden skewers/ Steel skewers
Method:
1. Take 1 tbsp roasted besan/ gram flour paste in a bowl. Add the yogurt, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala. Whisk all of them well.
2. Heat mustard oil in a tadka pan. When it heats up add turmeric powder and switch off. Or you can use any oil and add mustard paste or mustard seeds and let them crackle to get the nutty flavor in the tikka.
3. Add this oil to the marinade and beat well.
4. Add in the cubed paneer, onion and capsicum. Mix until they are nicely coated.
5. Keep the wooden skewers soaked in water for 15-20 mins. Or use steel skewers. Arrange the paneer and veggies on the skewers alternatively as shown in the pic. Refrigerate the skewers with paneer for about 30 mins atleast.
6. Pre-heat your oven to 225*C. Baste the marinade again on the skewers just before keeping them inside the oven. Arrange the skewers on the grill tray in the top slot. Check your oven guidelines.
7. Bake them in grill/broil mode at 225*C for 8 minutes. Open the oven and slightly turn over the skewers to cook evenly on all sides. And again bake in grill mode for another 5 minutes. Keep checking and don't let it burn too much. Slight burning may give a good smokey flavor.
Serve with lemon wedges and mint chutney.
Do try this recipe at home. If you don't have an oven, drizzle some oil on a pan and cook it on stove top.
Happy Cooking!! Learn something new everyday :)
Do like us on facebook and instagram for more updates.
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