Paneer tikka
These tasty skewers are a colorful and flavorful mix of spice-marinated cheese and veggies - perfect snacking.
Servings: 3 skewers (or 2 larger)
Calories: 184kcal
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Ingredients
- 5 oz paneer cut into roughly 1 in/2.5cm cubes
- ½ onion
- ½ pepper red, green or a mix of both
For marinade:
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon garlic crushed/finely grated
- 1 teaspoon ginger finely grated
- ½ teaspoon kashmiri chili or sweet paprika for non-spicy
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon ajwain carom seeds, ground - optional
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ tablespoon oil mustard oil, if possible, otherwise vegetable oil
- some avocado/vegetable oil spray for cooking
Instructions
- Cut the paneer into even-sized cubes, around 1 in/2.5cm thick each way (or slightly bigger). Cut the onion and pepper into pieces roughly the same size.
- Mix together all of the marinade ingredients - yogurt, spices, lemon juice and oil - in a medium bowl. Add the onion and pepper chunks and mix everything together. Add the cubes of paneer and carefully toss them with everything else so that all of the pieces are coated with the marinade. Spread it over the sides as needed to help them be coated relatively evenly.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for around an hour, or a little longer. Meanwhile, if using wooden skewers, soak them for at least 10 minutes to help avoid them burning during cooking.
- After marinading, thread the onion, pepper and paneer pieces onto skewers, alternating the paneer with vegetable slices in between. Leave a slight gap between all the pieces to help them cook evenly and take care not to break the paneer.
- Preheat either a grill or the broiler (overhead grill) in the oven to a relatively high heat. Cook the skewers for around 3 - 4 minutes on each side until the marinade dries into a slight crust and gently chars. Take care not to over-cook.
- You can serve with a little lemon and additional sprinkle of chaat masala on the side and green chutney (cilantro mint chutney) for dipping.
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Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 218mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 1mg