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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” 

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.

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Paneer Tikka

Cottage cheese or paneer cubes marinated in spices and deep fried makes a tasty snack.

Print Recipe

Servings: 4

Course: Snack

Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients Method

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

Method

 

1. Cut the onion and  capsicum into  cubes. Remove the paneer cubes and put them in hot water for fifteen minutes.
2. Mix all ingredients under the section “For marinade”
3. Put the veggies and paneer  in the marinade mixture for  an hour, preferably keep them in the refrigerator.
4. Deep fry them in oil.
5. 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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