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Paneer Tikka Recipe
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Paneer Tikka is a popular snack known to India and its neighbouring countries. It is often served as an appetiser. Paneer pieces are marinated in spices and grilled to make a perfect snack.

Paneer or cottage cheese is extensively used in Indian cooking . It is used in gravies, sabzies and snacks. Paneer Tikka is a popular North Indian snack, often served as an appetiser. These tasty bits are ideal to binge on a holiday or at a party. It is made by marinating the cottage cheese  in a blend of spices along with a few veggies and grilled or roasted.. This post is also a part of blog hop with the theme “appetisers” 

Paneer Tikka Recipe

paneer tikka

A few other appetisers shared earlier are Vegetable Manchurian, Gobhi Manchurian, Veg Shami Kebab, Hara Bhara Kabab

Paneer Tikka Recipe

Ingredients :

  • 200 grams cottage cheese 
  • 1 onion 
  • 1 capsicum 
  • oil for frying

For the marinade :

  • 1 cup thick curd or yoghurt 
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder 
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon amchur powder 
  • 1 teaspoon chilly powder 
  • 1 teaspoonn chat masala 
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste 
  • salt to taste

To Make the Paneer Tikkas :

  • Cut cubes of paneer , onion and capsicum.
  • The paneer should be kept in boiling water for at least fifteen minutes before using it.
  • Mix all the ingredients under the section ” For the marinade” 
  • Put the pieces into them and marinade them for an hour. Keep it covered in the refrigerator.
  • Take a skewer, pass on a capsicum, onion and paneer piece  on it. Repeat with a couple more.
  • Take another skewer and put the in the same order.
  • Heat a skillet. Roast them with a little oil. After a minute, change thee direction of the skewers. they should be well cooked.
  • Serve them hot.

Take a tip :

  • Tomato slices may be used along with other vegetables.
  • To make ginger garlic paste, I have used an inch of ginger and eight cloves of garlic.

 

About the event:

This is an old post which I have edited with better pictures. With time, there is a change in the way we write and our pictures are better. Sending this to Foodies_Redoing Old Post 75, a fortnightly event. I have missed a few in between but joined back again.

Paneer Tikka Recipe

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5 from 8 votes

Paneer Tikka

Cottage cheese or paneer cubes marinated in spices and deep fried makes a tasty snack.
Course Snack
Cuisine north indian
Servings 4
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

  • 200 grams paneer or cottage cheese cubes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 capsicum
  • oil for frying

For marinade

  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon amchur powder
  • 1 teaspoon chilli powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup curd

Instructions

  • Cut the onion and  capsicum into  cubes. Remove the paneer cubes and put them in hot water for fifteen minutes.
  • Mix all ingredients under the section "For marinade"
  • Put the veggies and paneer  in the marinade mixture for  an hour, preferably keep them in the refrigerator.
  • Deep fry them in oil.
  • Paneer Tikka is ready to serve. 

 

The other appetisers can be read below. Do not miss them

Vani’s Boondi Chaat

Piyali’s Rajma pops withTzatziki dip

Shubha’s Punjabi Samosa

Padma’s Punugulu

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marudhuskitchen
8 years ago

Longing to make this soon ..delicious

shubha
8 years ago

I am drooling J.. superb appetizer!!

Anupama
8 years ago

looks amazing! I’m sure it tastes amazing too! very tempted 🙂

Padma
8 years ago

Delicious appetizer..Very tempting dear:)

Savita @ ChefDeHome
Savita @ ChefDeHome
8 years ago

Looks delicious, jayashree! This one of my fav appetizer for vegetarian parties! Yumm!

Neela Manogar
8 years ago

Tikka looks so perfect and yummy.

Mayuri Patel
1 year ago

5 stars
Super tempting, love paneer tikka so much. Can have it almost every day. I like to cook mine under the grill or on a tawa with little oil.

archana
archana
1 year ago

5 stars
My absolute favourite is definitely paneer tikka! Love the marinade you have made I will be adding to our tikka this weekend.

Kalyani
1 year ago

5 stars
everyone’s fav paneer tikka make so well ! the skewered tikks looks fab!

Sujata Roy
1 year ago

5 stars
Paneer tikka looks absolutely mouthwatering. A perfect appetizer. Loved your detailed recipe.

Spice Zone (Sarika)
1 year ago

5 stars
Jayshree these paneer tikkas look yummilicious.. My family loves paneer in any form and is made atleast 3 times a month if not more.

Priya
Priya
1 year ago

5 stars
Paneer tikka looks finger-licking good jayashree ! we are big paneer lovers at home, my boys would go bonkers for these delish tikkas!! Love your skewer sticks too!

Seema Sriram
Seema Sriram
1 year ago

5 stars
Wow, this Paneer tikka is perfect. I love how simple the recipe is to get together and I can even meal prep.

Kalyani
1 year ago

5 stars
we love various versions of paneer tikka and this is making me drool already although I have just had breakfast !

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