Ingredients

• 250 gms - Paneer/ cottage cheese
• 2 Capsicum ( cubed )
• 2 Onion (Cubed)
• 2 Tomato ( Hybrid variety )
• 5-6 Mushroom (optional)
• Marinade:
• 1/2 cup - Curd
• 2-3 tbsp - Coriander powder
• 1 tbsp - Chat powder
• 1 tsp - Black salt
• 1 tsp - Pepper powder
• 1/2 pkt - Tandoori powder (optional)
• 1/2 tbsp - Ginger Paste
• 1/2 tbsp - Garlic Paste
• Seasoning: Salt- according to taste
• 2-3 tbsp - Red Chilli powder
• Garnish: Pickled radish
• Pickled carrot
• Lemon wedges
• Julianned cabbage
• Caramelized onion
• Accompaniments: Mint chutney
• Mayonnaise
• Thick Yoghurt & Parathas

How to Make Paneer Tikka Recipe

• Pre-preparation:
• Cut all the vegetables and paneer as big cubes. Mix the curd and the rest of the marinade ingredients and make a paste. Mix the paneer well in the curd paste and keep aside on a plate. Repeat the process for the vegetable too. Pour the remaining curd paste if any over the platter. Let the ingredients marinate for 2-3 hours in refrigerator. Cling wrap the plate and refrigerate.
• Grilling with OTG:
• Remove the plate from refrigerator and set aside.
• Preheat the electric oven to 275 degree C or the highest temperature on your OTG.
• Insert a cube of paneer, followed by cube of onion, capsicum, mushroom and slice of tomato. Repeat the process on remaining skewers.
• Place the skewer rods in the oven and grill for 10-15 mins till the sides of the paneer and vegetables begin to burn and not char.
• Once done, remove and place the vegetables and paneer on a bed of cabbage jullianne accompanied with mint chutney.
• Not having an OTG or tandoor should not deter you from making paneer tikka. There are several alternate methods that could be used.
• Grilling on tawa:
• There are grilling pans available in the market that could be used to grill the tikkas. Or you could use your usual griddle/flat tawa and wet it with oil.
• Let the griddle heat. Use the toothpick as a skewer, assemble the paneer and vegetables.
• Once hot, place the prepared skewer on the griddle and fry.
• When done remove, sprinkle some chaat powder and garnish with caramelized onion accompanied by mayonnaisse.