Description
Sharing the secrets to making a restaurant style 'Smoky' Tandoori Paneer Tikka at home using your stove top gas flame or grill plan! These are great for parties, meal prep, or when you're craving Indian restaurant flavors at home.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Hung Curd or Greek Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Chaat Masala
- 1 tbsp Crushed Kasuri Methi
- 1 tbsp Gram Flour
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 8 oz. Paneer thawed and cubed
- 1 tbsp Butter: Basting the paneer with butter, prevents it from drying out and giving it those charred marks.
- 1 Onions chopped
- 1 Bell Pepper chopped
- Salt to taste
- Skewers (bamboo or steel)
Instructions
1. Preparation:
- Thaw the paneer cubes by soaking them in warm water for 20-30 minutes.
- Strain the yogurt in a muslin cloth to remove all its whey.
- Cut the bell peppers and onions to match the size of paneer cubes. typically 1 inch cubes.
- If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes before arranging the skewers.
2. Prepare the marinade:
- In a glass bowl, add hot mustard oil, followed by Kashmiri Red Chili Powder. Whisk and incorporate the ingredients together.
- Next add the yogurt and whisk it again making sure to remove all the lumps.
- Then add the turmeric, ginger garlic paste, carom seeds, chaat masala, coriander powder, garam masala, crushed kasuri methi, gram flour and lemon juice. Whisk again and incorporate all the ingredients together.
- Add the bell peppers and onions to the marinade and coat them.
- Add paneer cubes next and coat them with the marinade gently.
- Cover and let it rest for atleast 60 minutes.
3. Make the Skewers: Start arranging the skewers with the crunch textures of onion and bell peppers. It helps keep the paneer intact. Then alternate with Paneer cubes. Finish the skewers off with onions and bell peppers. Baste butter on the arranged skewer with a brush.
4. For stove top gas flame: switch on the gas on medium heat, turning every 30 seconds, until evenly charred. OR
4. For stove top grill pan: place the grill pan on the stove top. Switch on the gas on medium heat and place the skewer on the pan. Rotate every 30 seconds until evenly charred.
5. Smoky Flavor (optional but recommended): Once ready, gentle push the ingredients out of the skewers in a plate. Using tongs, heat a charcoal cube on the gas flame. Place it in a stainless steel bowl. Place the bowl in the plate and cover the plate and the bowl with the lid of the cake stand for upto a minute. Gently remove the lid and enjoy the aroma.
6. Serve with garnish of chat masala, green chutney and pickles onions
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Additional Time: 1 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Cuisine: Indian