Paneer Tikka Recipe (Restaurant Style)
Indulge in the delectable goodness of Restaurant-Style Paneer Tikka, a well-known and mouthwatering tandoori snack. In this recipe, succulent paneer (Indian cottage cheese cubes) get marinated in a flavorful blend of spiced yogurt, threaded onto skewers, and grilled to perfection in the oven.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
For Paneer Tikka Marination
- 200 grams Hung Curd or greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste or 1 tablespoon crushed ginger-garlic
- 2 teaspoons kashmiri red chili powder or 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder (ground cumin)
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (ground coriander)
- ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds)
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder)
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder – optional (ground black pepper)
- 1.5 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon mustard oil or any neutral tasting oil
- ½ teaspoon black salt – optional
- salt as required
- some mustard oil for brushing
Instructions
Preparation
- Chop the paneer in square shaped cubes.
- Dice the onions and capsicum in 1 or 1.5 inches square pieces.
Making Marination
- In a large bowl, take the hung curd (greek yogurt) and whisk it lightly till it becomes smooth
- Add ginger-garlic paste, all the spice powders, carom seeds, black salt, regular salt, lemon juice and mustard oil.
- Mix very well. Check the taste and add more seasonings if required.
- Add the veggies and paneer to the marinade. Slowly and gently mix them with the marinade.
- Cover the bowl and marinate for at least 2 hours or more in the refrigerator.
- After 2 hours thread the paneer and veggies alternately on bamboo skewers. Soak or rinse the bamboo skewers before threading.
Grilling Paneer Tikka
- Preheat the oven for 15 to 20 minutes at 230 or 240 degree celsius or 464 degrees Fahrenheit. Use only the top heating element.
- Line a baking tray with aluminium foil or parchment paper. Arrange the paneer skewers on the tray. Brush some oil on the veggies and paneer cubes all over.
- Place the tray on the top rack. Grill the paneer tikka first for 7 to 10 minutes at 230 or 240 degree celsius or or 464 degrees Fahrenheit. Then remove and turn the skewers.
- Place back on the top rack in the oven and continue to grill for 3 to 5 minutes more till the edges of the paneer are golden or slightly charred. Do not grill for a long time as then paneer cubes becomes hard.
- Since temperatures vary from oven to oven do keep a check. You can reduce or increase the time as required. Total grilling time will be 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and then place the paneer cubes on a serving plate. Sprinkle some chaat masala and lemon juice.
- Serve paneer tikka with mint chutney and onion rings with lemon wedges
Nutrition
Calories: 316kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 17gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 470mgPotassium: 193mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 271IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 406mgIron: 13mg
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