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 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 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.
- Next add the roasted chana dal powder/sattu.
- 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.
- Remove the pan from heat and mix in ½ tsp turmeric powder. Keep aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- Combine the spiced yogurt mixture well.
- Add the roasted chana dal mixture and combine well.
- Stir in mustard oil and mix well.
- Now add the paneer, onion, capsicum and tomato cubes to the spiced yogurt mixture.
- With a light hand mix the veggies with the spiced yogurt mixture.
- Next take wooden skewers. Thread paneer cubes, capsicum, tomato, onion onto each skewer in this order.
- Repeat the same order once again, ending with a paneer cube.
- Grease the baking tray with little oil. Arrange the marinated paneer on it.
- Bake for 4 minutes, basting with butter half-way through.
- Rotate the paneer sticks and bake again for 4 minutes, basting with oil again half-way through.
- Then remove the paneer skewers from the oven. Lightly brush some butter on the top.
- Place the Paneer Skewers in a serving plate and sprinkle some chat masala and kasoori methi.
- Serve Paneer Tikka with served with cilantro mint chutney, onion rings and lemon wedges.
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Oven Baked Cottage Cheese Recipe details below:
Paneer Tikka in Oven
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.
