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About Recipe

Paneer Tikka is a popular street food, party snack or street food of India. A lavish starter in almost all the restaurants as people don’t forget to order this dish. This high demand snack is easy to cook and healthy as well.

Ingredients

Thick Curd – 4 Tablespoon

Black Pepper – ½ Tablespoon

Lemon Juice – ½ Tablespoon

Cumin seed powder – 1 and a half tablespoon

Chaat Masala – ½ Tablespoon

Black Salt – ½ Tablespoon (Optional)

Garam Masala – ¼ Tablespoon

Kasuri Methi – ½ Tablespoon

Salt – 1 Tablespoon

Kashmiri Red Chilli – 1 Tablespoon

Besan -1 Cup

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 Tablespoon

Mustard Oil – 2-3 Tablespoon

Paneer – 8-10 Pieces

Onion – 8 – 10 Pieces

Capsicum – 8 – 10 Pieces

Cooking Procedure

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n n Marinating is the key step in the Paneer Tikka.n n Take a bowl; add 4 tablespoons thick curd, ½ Tablespoon black pepper followed by lemon juice.nnn Note: Lemon juice is used to make it sour, in case the curd is not that sour, you can increase the quantity of lemon juice.nn n Add all the other ingredients cumin seed powder, chaat masala, black salt, garam masala, crushed kasuri methi, salt, Kashmiri red chilli, 1 cup besan, ginger garlic paste.n n Take a tadka pan, add 2-3 tablespoon mustard oil and heat it till it smokes.nnn Note: Mustard oil is the main ingredient; do not use any other oil.nn n Add the oil in the mixture and give it a nice mix.nnn Note: In case the consistency is very thick, add 1 tablespoon more curd.nn n Add equal quantity of paneer, onion, and capsicum in the mixture and mix well.n n Keep it aside for 20 – 25 minutes, in case you don’t have enough time else keep it for 2 hours.nnn Note: By keeping it for a long duration, it will absorb more masala and taste delicious.nn Roasting on Tawann n Non-stick tawa is recommendable so that the paneer will not stick to it.n n Heat the tawa, place pieces of onion, paneer, and capsicum on it.n n Roast well from all the sides.n n Use butter/ghee for roasting.nnn Note: Butter will give a nice taste as compared to ghee.nn n Roast from all the sides.nnn Note: Do not roast very much, paneer will become hard. Take them on the plate and the paneer tikka is ready to serve.nn Roasting on Stove Topnn For roasting on the stove, you need a tandoor stick or kabab stick.nn n Insert a small piece of potato at the end of the stick. Make the layer in the stick by inserting 1 piece of paneer followed by 1 piece of onion and 1 piece of capsicum.nnn Note: we insert potato at the end so that paneer would not break and fall from the stick.nn n Do not fill the stick; leave some space at the top as well.n n Again place a piece of potato at the end.n n Now hold the stick from the edge and place it directly at the high flame on the stove.n n Roast till it gets golden brown.n n Rotate the stick and roast it from all the sides.n n 1 stick will take 1 to 2 minutes to roast.n n Remove the potato piece and place the roasted stuff on the plate.n n Repeat the process.n n Paneer Tikka is ready to serve.nn

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