Paneer Tikka Masala

Ingredients

Paneer – 1 cup

(Cut into 1 inch size)

Capsicum – 1 cup   

(Red, green and yellow colors and cut into 1 inch size)

Tomato – 1 cup

(Cut into big pieces and remove pulp. Cut into 1 inch size)

Red onion pieces – ½ cup

(Cut into 1 inch size)

Kasuri methi – 1 tsp

Chopped pudina – ¼ cup

Chopped coriander leaves – ¼ cup

Skewers - 4

Masala paste

Green chilli paste – 2 tsp

Ginger, garlic paste – 2 tsp

Garam masala - ¼ tsp

Tikka masala – 2tsp

Hung curd – 4 to 5 tsp

Lime juice – 1 to 1 ½ tsp

Pepper powder (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

                Add all ingredients for masala in a bowl. Mix it well. To that add remaining ingredients, mix it properly and keep it in refrigerator for 2 hours.  Soak the skewers in water for 30 minutes so that they will not burn in the oven / grill. Pre heat oven to 400°F. In a skewer start threading vegetables and paneer. First thread capsicum, tomato, onion, paneer. After paneer thread capsicum, tomato and onion.Brush the vegetables with oil and keep the skewers in oven safe plate. Put the plate in upper (or) middle rack for 20 -25 minutes.

Note

1)      Don’t marinate paneer for longer time.

2)      Without Oven / grill :

                            Now take a non stick pan add 2 tsp oil. Add paneer cubes from marinated mixture into hot oil and saute on high flame, taking care don’t allowing the paneer cubes to stick to the bottom of pan. After sometime, add capsicum and onion. Saute for a while on high flame. Finally add tomato pieces and saute on high flame, gently stirring in between.