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tawa paneer tikka

Tawa Paneer Tikka

Kalyani
Tawa paneer tikka - A delectable snack with marinated cottage cheese + veggies
5 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marination time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian, Mughlai
Servings 3

Equipment

  • Knife
  • Tava / Skillet
  • Bowl
  • Spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g Paneer Cottage Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Hung Curd Sub with greek yoghurt
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste or use fresh garlic and ginger grated fine
  • 1 tsp TIkka Masala Sub with Tandoori Masala
  • 1 tsp Kasuri Methi crushed fine
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 cup Mixed veggies Cubed into even sized pieces, same size as paneer cubes
  • 1 tsp Chaat Masala
  • 1/2 tsp Lime juice
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Roasted Cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 3 tbsp Green Chutney / Hari Chutney

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, add hung curd. If you don’t have hung curd / Greek yoghurt, hang in homemade yoghurt/ curd in a muslin cloth / fine sieve.
  • Tie well and let it seep in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Drain and use in the recipe
  • To the hung curd, add turmeric, salt. red chilli powder, tikka / tandoori masala, kasuri methi, roasted cumin, coriander powder, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and whisk well.
  • To this, slowly add the paneer and the cubed veggies and gently mix with your fingers taking care not to break the paneer cubes.
  • Close the bowl and marinate for 30 mins. If marinating oveight or more than 30 mins for some reason, skip the salt.
  • Once marination is complete, gently mix the paneer and veggies once more.
  • Thread them alternately (veggie-paneer-veggie types) onto a long wooden skewer.
  • Finish with all the marinated veggies and paneer. Meanwhile heat a tawa / skillet on medium-high. Grease generously with 2 tbsp oil
  • Place the tikka skewers on the greased tava and gently cook them turning them frequently.
  • Baste the tikka with the remaining oil thoroughly and let the paneer n veggies get a golden hue / light char.
  • Sprinkle the tikka with chaat masala now.
  • Serve the Tawa Paneer Tikka immediately with Green Chutney and onion salad + lemon wedges on the side

Notes

  1. Ensure that the tawa / skillet is moderately hot and greased well, but no too hot. Greasing it well (even overnight) is a great tip to ensure it doesn’t stick to the tawa
  2. Use hung yoghurt / greek yoghurt to make the marinade.  Basically, it shouldn’t have any water else the tikka becomes soggy
  3. Don’t let the paneer and veggies marinate for longer than indicated. The salt will release additional water. You may however marinate WITHOUT salt in case you are doing it overnight. 
  4. Keep turning the skewers on the tawa frequently to ensure even colouring 
  5. Serve as soon as it is made. Else the paneer turns chewy on resting. 
  6. Use the freshest paneer for the recipe. And keep the cubes fairly big to ensure no breakage while threading them 
Keyword Appetiser, Entree, Kids Food, Paneer, Party Ideas, Quick Snack
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