Paneer Tikka Skewers – Oven Baked Cottage Cheese Sticks

Paneer Tikka is a quick, healthy, and high protein dish that’s so delicious! Paneer cubes and veggies are threaded onto skewers then baked to a delicious golden brown and basted with butter. Skewered cottage cheese is simply irresistible and is the pinnacle of crave-worthiness. It’s filling, delicious, and comfortable to eat! There is never any left.

Paneer Tikka Recipe

Paneer can be just as versatile an ingredient as yogurt and you’ll find that the right preparation can transform cottage cheese into something that you’ll not only like, but simply love. And if you’re looking for a meatless, protein-packed option, this calcium-rich goodness is perfect.

Paneer Tikka Punjabi

Paneer Tikka Punjabi Recipe:

Paneer Tikka is a popular Indian appetizer made with paneer cubes and assorted veggies marinated with yogurt and spices and then oven baked to a delicious crisp brown.

This baked vegetarian recipe with cottage cheese is oh-so-delicious! Packed with veggies and high-protein paneer, skewered cottage cheese is an excellent choice for a party appetizer or even a solo dinner. This delicious meatless meal is quick, easy, filled with fresh flavours and definitely satisfying!

  • For this paneer recipe, firstly preheat the oven to 210°C for 10 min.
  • Next, heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Then add ½ tsp carom seeds and allow to sizzle.

Paneer Tikka Ajwain

  • Next add the roasted chana dal powder/sattu.

Add sattu to ajwain

  • Stir well over low heat for 2 minutes, till you get a nice lovely colour. You can also use besan (gram flour) instead of sattu.

Saute sattu

  • Remove the pan from heat and mix in ½ tsp turmeric powder. Keep aside.

Add turmeric to sattu mixture

  • Meanwhile, chop onion into cubes and separate the layers.
  • Cut capsicum into cubes.
  • Deseed and remove the pulp from tomatoes. Cut tomatoes into cubes.
  • Cut 200 grams fresh paneer into cubes.
  • Now take 3 tbsp curd in a bowl and whisk well.

Whisk curd for marination

  • Add 1 tsp crushed black pepper, 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp ginger- garlic paste, 1 ½ tsp garam masala powder, 1 ½ tsp red chilli powder and 1 tbsp crushed kasoori methi to the whisked curd.

Add spices to curd

  • Combine the spiced yogurt mixture well.

Spiced curd marinade

  • Add the roasted chana dal mixture and combine well.

add the sauteed sattu mixture

  • Stir in mustard oil and mix well.

Add mustard oil to mixture

  • Now add the paneer, onion, capsicum and tomato cubes to the spiced yogurt mixture.

Mix veggies with curd

  • With a light hand mix the veggies with the spiced yogurt mixture.

Mix veggies with spiced yogurt

  • Next take wooden skewers. Thread paneer cubes, capsicum, tomato, onion onto each skewer in this order.

Skewer the paneer

  • Repeat the same order once again, ending with a paneer cube.

Skewered veggies

  • Grease the baking tray with little oil. Arrange the marinated paneer on it.

Place skewers on baking tray

  • Bake for 4 minutes, basting with butter half-way through.

Bake the cottage cheese

  • Rotate the paneer sticks and bake again for 4 minutes, basting with oil again half-way through.

Bake tikkas to brown

  • Then remove the paneer skewers from the oven. Lightly brush some butter on the top.

Brush oil on tikkas

  • Place the Paneer Skewers in a serving plate and sprinkle some chat masala and kasoori methi.

Sprinkle chaat masala

  • Serve Paneer Tikka with served with cilantro mint chutney, onion rings and lemon wedges.

Serve Paneer Tikka

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Oven Baked Cottage Cheese Recipe details below:

Paneer Tikka in Oven

Paneer Tikka is a popular and delicious appetizer where paneer cubes (Indian cottage cheese cubes) are marinated with yogurt and spices, arranged on skewers and baked in the oven. Tomatoes, onions and bell peppers give color and zip to this delightful paneer tikka recipe! I love to entertain, and these soft and flavourful paneer delights are one of the favorite items to serve.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Appetiser
Cuisine: Punjabi
Servings: 4
Calories: 352kcal
Author: Shil

Ingredients

For marinating paneer:

  • 200 grams Paneer
  • ½ tsp Ajwain/carom seeds
  • 2 tbsp sattu/roasted chana dal powder
  • 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • ½ tsp black pepper coarsely crushed
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 ½ tsp garam masala powder
  • 1 tbsp kasoori methi crushed
  • 3 tbsp curd
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp Mustard oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 1 medium
  • 1 medium green capsicum
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • Butter for basting
  • Chaat masala for sprinkling

Instructions

  • For this cottage cheese tikka recipe, firstly preheat the oven to 210°C for 10-15 min.
  • Next heat oil in a pan. The sizzle carom seeds and saute for 30 sec
  • Then add sattu (roasted chana dal powder) and mix well. Cook on low heat for about two minutes. You can use besan instead of sattu.
  • Now take the pan off the heat and sprinkle turmeric powder. Keep aside.
  • Meanwhile cut the capsicum into cubes.
  • Deseed and remove the flesh of the tomatoes and cut into cubes.
  • Cut onion into cubes and separate into layers.
  • Cut the Indian cottage cheese into cubes size. Transfer the cottage cheeseinto a bowl along with onion, tomato and green capsicum and keep aside.
  • Now take curd in a mixing bowl and whisk well. Add crushed black pepper, ginger- garlic paste, red chilli powder, garam masala, crushed kasoori methi and salt and mix well. Then add the cooked sattu mixture and gently mix all the ingredients.
  • Pour mustard oil over the spiced yogurt and mix well.
  • Now add the paneer cubes, onion, tomato and capsicum cubes to the spiced curd mixture. Gently mix all the ingredients.
  • Now take wooden skewers and thread paneer cubes, capsicum, tomato, onion on to them. Repeat threading the veggies in this order, ending with a paneer cube.
  • Grease a baking tray with a little oil. Place the paneer sticks on it and bake for 8-10 min. After 4 minutes, brush the cottage cheese tikkas with oil and rotate the sticks.
  • After eight minutes, remove the paneer tikkas from the oven. Brush the tops with some butter.
  • Transfer the Paneer Tikkas into a serving plate, sprinkle with chat masala and kasoori methi.
  • Serve Paneer Tikka with salad and green chutney.
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