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How To Make Paneer Tikka At Home

Paneer tikka is a grilled cottage cheese with vegetables. A tasty and healthy protein rich snack, party appetizer.

Course Appetizer, dinner, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword grilled paneer, paneer tikka, paneer tikka recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 person
Author Avin Kohli

Ingredients

For marination-

  • 2-3 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste Add chilli paste too if you'd like
  • 2 Tbsp Mustard Oil Can use olive oil too
  • 1 Tsp chaat masala
  • 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1 Tsp Jeera Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
  • 2-3 Tbsp Thick Curd or greek yougurt
  • 2 Tbsp Besan gram flour
  • 1/2 juiced lemon

For Tikka-

  • 250 gm Paneer Fresh Cottage Cheese
  • 1 cup onion, capsicum and tomato chopped in squares

Instructions

To marinate-

  1. To marinade mix all the ingredients under marinate in a large bowl.

  2. Add the cottage cheese and onion, capsicum and tomato.

  3. Mix gently. I like to use my hands as it allows me to mix the tikka without breaking the paneer.

  4. Marinate for 60 mins. And maximum for 4 hours.

To Make tikkas-

  1. Once you are ready to grill them preheat the oven at 200C for 10 mins.

  2. Skewer the paneer, onion, capsicum and tomato alternatively.

  3. Grill in the middle for 20 min.

  4. If they are still not charred move to the top rack and grill for another 2-3 mins.

  5. Enjoy with coriander chutney!

Recipe Video