Paneer Tikka Recipe
Description
Paneer tikka is a quintessential and much-loved Indian starter or appetizer. Thick chunks of paneer or cottage cheese are marinated in a spicy marinade and grilled on tawa or Air fryer for an absolutely delightful treat.
Ingredients
- cup paneer or cottage cheese or 200 gm. cut into large cubes
- 1 onion cut into cubes
- 1 bell pepper cut into cubes
- 1 cup greek yogurt or thick curd
- 2 tsp. ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp. paprika or kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp. pepper powder
- 1 tsp. kasuri methi or ½ tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. tandoori masala or garam masala
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. oil
- 2 tsp. butter or oil
Directions
- Cut paneer into thick cubes so that they can be skewered easily. Cut onions and bell peppers into thick squares.
- Assemble together thick Greek yogurt or Indian curd (from which most of the whey has been drained by hanging in cheesecloth).
- Also assemble ginger garlic paste, paprika or Kashmiri chilli powder, kasuri methi or oregano, salt, pepper, tandoori masala or garam masala, lemon juice and oil.
- Mix all the ingredients of the marinade together in a bowl to make a thick paste.
- Now add paneer, bell pepper and onion cubes to the marinade and mix well till they are well coated.
- You can marinate for 30 minutes or cook it right away.
- Preheat your Airfryer to 400 F or 200 C for 5 minutes.
- Skewer your paneer cubes along with bell pepper and onion cubes, alternating them. Now spray or brush with oil. Place them in the Airfryer, ensuring that they are not overcrowded.
- Airfry at 400 F or 200 C for about 8 minutes. Flip once in the middle.
- You can airfry for a 2 minutes more for a nice char. The paneer tikka is done when everything has a nice golden brown colour.
- Preheat oven for 15 minutes at 450 F. Place tikka skewers in a tray that is lined with parchment paper. Cook for about 15-20 minutes in the oven. Then broil at 450 F for 2-3 minutes till they get a nice char. Your paneer tikka is ready to serve.
- Use a stove-top grill or a skillet. Oil it and cook till the paneer and veggies get a good char. It takes about 5-7 minutes. Make sure to keep turning your tikka skewers and also spray them with oil.
