Paneer Tikka: The Vegetarian Party Appetizer

By Niveditha Kalyanaraman

October 19th, 2023

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A popular paneer dish prepared from marinating paneer chunks with spices and yogurt and grilled in a tandoor or tawa. It is an adapted recipe from the popular chicken tikka recipe for non meat eaters or paneer lovers. Here's the recipe for Paneer Tikka.

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Ingredients

5 cubes paneer / cottage cheese ½ onions, petals ½ capsicum, red & green, cubed ½ cup curd / yogurt, thick ½ tsp turmeric / haldi 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder ½ tsp coriander powder / daniya powder ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder

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Ingredients

½ tsp garam masala ½ tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves, crushed ½ tsp chaat masala 1 tsp ginger - garlic paste ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds 2 tsp besan / gram flour, dry roasted 1 tbsp lemon juice Salt to taste 3 tsp oil

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Step 1

To curd, add in all the spices along with salt. Mix till all the spices are combined well with curd. Now add onion petals, capsicum (red & green) and 5 cubes paneer. Also add 1 tsp of oil. Mix gently till all the vegetables are coated well and refrigerate for 30 mins for further marination.

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Step 2

After marination, insert the marinated paneer, capsicum and onions into wooden skewers. Further, roast it on a hot tawa or grill in the oven or tandoor. Finally, sprinkle some chaat masala and serve paneer tikka immediately.

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