Thursday, September 12, 2013

PANEER TIKKA IN OVEN


Ingredients

Paneer - 150 gms cut in cubes
Red/green bell peppers(capsicum) - 1/2 cup cut in cubes
Onions - 1 cut in cubes
tomatoes - 1 deseeded  and cut in cubed(It should be hard and not soft one)
Hung curd/strained yogurt -3 -4 tbsp or more if necessary
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Crushed black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1/2 lemon( 1 tbsp)
Chaat masala -  to sprinkle on top
Oil - 1 tbsp + for greasing
Skewers

Method 
  1. Cut the paneer into bite size cubes. (Cut the cubes not too big not too small, so that the marination gets infused inside the paneer.
  2. In the similar way cut all the veggies into cubes.
  3. In a deep bowl mix the the ingredients; Yogurt, red chili powder , turmeric, garam masala, crushed pepper, lemon juice, salt and a tbsp of oil to marinate the paneer pieces.
  4. Marinate the paneer pieces, make sure you coat each and every piece. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  5. When you are ready to make, grease the skewers and a grill/pan. 
  6. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  7. Arrange the paneer, capsicum and tomato in the skewers. Brush them generously with oil. (Soak the wooden skewers in water for at least one hour before baking,which prevents burning of the skewers..)
  8. Bake them for 15-20 minutes or until the edges of paneer starts browning. 
  9. After done,again brush them with oil and serve hot with green chutney..
  10. You can even sprinkle some chaat masala and lemon juice over this paneer tikka before serving.
  11. Enjoy!!

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