Paneer tikka is one of the favorites in Punjabi BBQ. The spicy marination around the bland paneer cubes, grilled to perfection makes it irresistible and tempting ❤

Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

• 250 gms paneer (I used store bought for this recipe) cut into cubes
• 1 cup cubed capsicum
• 1 cup cubed red onion
• 1 cup cubed stiff tomatoes
• Some ghee or butter

FOR MARINATION

• 1 cup hung curd (yogurt with 0 water)
• 1 tbspn cream
• 2 tbspn roasted gram flour
• 2 tbspns lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• 1 tspn red chilli powder
• 3 tbspns (ginger, garlic, mint, coriander & chilli paste)
• ½ tspn turmeric powder
• 1 pinch of carom seeds
• ½ tspn chaat masala
• ½ tspn zeera powder (cumin powder)
• ½ tspn coriander powder
• ½ tspn garam masala
• ½ tspn red deghi mirch

Method:

• Combine everything given for marination and whisk to make a smooth batter. Add vegetables and mix and at the end add paneer cubes. Mix with gentle hands and coat each cube in marination. Keep aside for 4 hours in the refrigerator.
• Thread paneer and veggies onto the wooden skewers and grill on buttered grill pan for 5 minutes per side.
• serve hot with mint and tamarind sauce.