Recipe · Snacks

Paneer Tikka

Name: Paneer Tikka
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400 g paneer (cut into 1-inch cubes); 1 cup thick yoghurt (hung for 15 min); 2 tbsp besan (roasted); 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 capsicum (cubed); 1 onion (layered cubes); 2 tbsp oil; 0.5 tsp chaat masala (for finishing)

பனீர் டிக்கா

40 min totalServes 4VegetarianAir-fry ready

Cubes of paneer marinated in spiced yoghurt and char-grilled until the edges blister.

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Char-grilled paneer tikka skewers with capsicum and onion, glistening with spiced marinade

Fig. 01 — The finished dish.

Ingredients

Servings4

400 gpaneerபனீர்cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cupthick yoghurtதயிர்hung for 15 min
2 tbspbesanகடலை மாவுroasted
2 tspkashmiri chilli powderகாஷ்மீரி மிளகாய்த் தூள்
1 tspcumin powderசீரகத் தூள்
1 tspcoriander powderகொத்தமல்லித் தூள்
0.5 tspturmericமஞ்சள் தூள்
1 tspgaram masalaகரம் மசாலா
1 tbspginger-garlic pasteஇஞ்சி-பூண்டு விழுது
1 tbsplemon juiceஎலுமிச்சை சாறு
1capsicumகுடைமிளகாய்cubed
1onionவெங்காயம்layered cubes
2 tbspoilஎண்ணெய்
0.5 tspchaat masalaசாட் மசாலாfor finishing

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Method · stovetop

01
Roast besan dry until fragrant, cool. Mix with yoghurt, all powders, ginger-garlic, lemon and oil.
02
Add paneer, capsicum and onion. Coat well. Rest in fridge 20 minutes.
03
Thread onto skewers alternating paneer-veg-paneer.
04
Grill over medium-high flame 3 minutes per side, turning to char all four sides.
05
Finish with chaat masala and a squeeze of lemon. Serve immediately.

A note from Lavanya

An air fryer gives you the char marks without the smoke alarm — I finish these under the broiler for thirty seconds for that restaurant-style edge.

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