Tandoori Paneer Tikka Dry Recipe
This Paneer Tikka is a very popular dry vegetarian starter served in every Indian restaurant. This recipe shows how to make Paneer Tikka on the Stovetop without using Hung Curd.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp mustard oil
- 3 tbsp gram flour(besan)
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- salt as per taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- 1/2 cup curd
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 chopped capsicum
- 2 onion petals
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 200 gm Paneer
Instructions
- Take 4 tbsp of mustard oil in a kadhai. Heat on a high flame. Once the oil is hot enough, turn off the flame and let it cool.
- Add 3 tbsp gram flour(besan). Mix it well with oil.
- Keep stirring and scrape the sides, or it will burn. Once cooked, it will give off a nice smell.
- Add 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder. It adds a nice color. Mix it well.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl.
- Add the spices: 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp kasuri methi, 1 tsp chaat masala, salt to taste, and 1/2 tsp black pepper powder. Mix well and add 1/2 cup curd and 1 tsp black pepper powder.
- Add 1 chopped capsicum, 2 onion petals, and 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste. Mix it well.
- Add 200 gm Paneer. The Paneer is cut into cube shape
- Mix the Paneer with the mixture using your hands so that it does not break. Cover and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the cover and mix it again for a few seconds.
- Take the Tikka sticks and now add a capsicum piece, followed by an onion piece, and then a paneer piece. Repeat the same process for all BBQ sticks.
- Now, we will start cooking it on the gas. The gas flame should be high.
- Keep rotating the sticks above the gas. Do not keep it in one place for more than a few seconds, or it will burn.
- Repeat the same process for the other sticks as well. The Paneer Tikka is ready.