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Home » Appetizers N Starters » Tandoori Paneer Tikka - Barbecue Cottage cheese

Tandoori Paneer Tikka - Barbecue Cottage cheese

Published: Jun 19, 2012 · Modified: May 3, 2021 by Shweta Arora · This post may contain affiliate links

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Tandoori Paneer Tikka is an all time favorite vegetarian starter. Back in India, whenever we went to a restaurant, Paneer Tikka had to be one of the starters by default.  

Although I don't have a "Tandoor" (cylindrical clay oven used for cooking & baking) at my place, the modern tandoor a.k.a oven  (convection oven) works just fine to get us an equally delicious tikka. 

Ingredients: 

500gms Paneer cut into cubes
½ red capsicum cut in cubes
½ green capsicum cut in cubes
½ red onion cut in cubes
2 tomatoes & cut in cubes (use only the sides not the pulp)

Marinate:
1 cup of curd
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
¼ teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 tablespoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon amchur
½-1 teaspoon of garam masala
1 teaspoon Tandoori masala (optional)
½ teaspoon kasoori methi
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste

Other needs:
Some butter/oil  to baste
5-6 Bamboo skewers 
Baking tray lined with Aluminium Foil & coated with Oil. 

Method: 
Take a cheese cloth & pour 1 cup of curd in this, tie it tight so that the water from the curd starts to drip. Hang this curd for around 2 hours or till the water has completed drained off
Tip:If we don't hang the curd, the water in the curd will make the marinate runny & watery. Hung curd results in thick marinate. 

  • In a bowl, take this hung curd & to it add all the ingredients listed under marinate to make a smooth paste. 
  • Divide this marinate into two bowls. One for paneer & other for the veggies. This helps  to avoid the paneer from crumbling when we mix. 
  • Mix well so that the veggies and paneer have a good coating of the marinate. Cover & let this marinate for about 2-3 hours. More the better. 

  • Dip the bamboo skewers in ice cold water for about 1 hour. This prevents them from burning. 
  • Preheat the oven to 375F. 

  • Take one skewer at a time & start arranging the veggies & paneer. Start with tomato followed by green capsicum then paneer, onion &  red capsicum (use any combination of your choice). 
  • Repeat this till you reach the end of skewer. Continue this process for the remaining skews & line them on a baking tray.  
  • Place the baking tray in the oven & bake for about 15-20 mins. 
  • Baste the tikka with butter intermittently to prevent it from turning hard. 
  • You know your Paneer tikka is done when the sides of paneer have turned slightly brown. 

That's it!! Our Tasty Tandoori Paneer Tikka is ready!! Serve it hot with some lemon slices & Green Chutney

Enjoy,
Happy Baking!!
Shweta

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  1. sumana de mallick

    December 18, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    wow..............mouthwatering............
    http://easysteps2cook.blogspot.in

    Reply
  2. Shweta Arora

    January 05, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    Thanks Raksha, would love to know how it turned out 🙂

    Reply
  3. Raksha

    February 22, 2013 at 9:19 am

    Hey I will be trying this today 🙂

    - Raksha
    Raksha's Kitchen

    Reply
  4. Shweta in the Kitchen

    August 10, 2012 at 6:33 am

    Thanks Priyanka, you should be able to get at local grocery stores (fry's or walmart) or for that matter even Dollar shop

    Reply
  5. Shweta in the Kitchen

    August 10, 2012 at 6:32 am

    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  6. Priyanka Verma

    August 09, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    i love this recipes by the way from where u bought this Bamboo skewers
    .. i am in us and wanna to buy ...plz give the ans in my blog so i easily get the ans. 😛

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    August 09, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Stumbled across this recipe, looks so good.

    Reply
  8. Priyanka Verma

    June 30, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    wow !! delicious........

    Reply
  9. Jagruti

    June 27, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    I love them..looks tasty. Happy to follow you !!

    Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey
    Know Your Flours-Whole Wheat Flour

    Reply
  10. Shabbu

    June 21, 2012 at 2:44 am

    tempting and delicious paneer tikka...
    Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen

    Reply
  11. Sangeetha

    June 20, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    wow...so yummy n tempting paneer tikka...lovely clicks!!
    Spicy Treats

    Reply
  12. Turmeric n Spice

    June 21, 2012 at 3:49 am

    It looks awesome !! Perfect in fact

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