Ingredients
For Veggies
1. |
Cottage cheese (Paneer)
|
250gm |
2. |
Green bell pepper |
1 cup |
3. |
Onion |
1 cup |
For
Marinade
1. |
Hung curd / thick yogurt
|
¼ cup |
2. |
Kashmiri red chili powder
|
1 Tsp. |
3. |
Turmeric powder |
¼
Tsp. |
4. |
Garam masala powder
|
½ Tsp. |
5. |
Black pepper powder |
¼ Tsp. |
6. |
Dry fenugreek Leaves/Kasuri Methi |
1 Tsp. |
7. |
Carom seeds/Ajwain |
¼ Tsp. |
8. |
Ginger garlic paste |
1 Tbsp. (I used freshly crushed ginger garlic) |
9. |
Oil |
1 Tbsp.+1 Tbsp. |
10. |
Gram flour |
2 Tbsp. |
11. |
Lemon juice (skip if yogurt is
sour) |
1 Tsp. |
12. |
Salt |
To taste |
For
Tomato and Onion paste
1. |
Oil |
2 Tbsp. |
2. |
Onion |
2 big cup |
3. |
Tomato |
4-5 medium |
4. |
Cashews |
18-20 pc |
For
Paneer Tikka Masala
1. |
Oil |
2 Tbsp. |
2. |
Cumin seeds/jeera |
1 Tsp. |
3. |
Green cardamom |
2-3 pc |
4. |
Cloves |
4-5 pc |
5. |
Cinnamon |
1inch |
6. |
Ginger-garlic
paste or crushed |
2 tsp. |
7. |
Kashmiri red chili powder
|
1 Tsp. |
8. |
Turmeric powder |
¼
Tsp. |
9. |
Garam masala powder
|
½ Tsp. |
10. |
Black pepper powder
|
¼ Tsp. |
11. |
Salt |
To taste |
12. |
Dry fenugreek Leaves/Kasuri Methi |
1 Tbsp. |
13. |
Cream |
2 Tbsp. |
14. |
Fresh coriander, chopped |
For Garnishing |
Step By Step Instruction: [Hide Images]
- Dice the paneer, onion and bell pepper in square shaped cubes around 1 inch.
- For this recipe use big pieces of onion and use the scrap and small pieces for gravy.
- In a large mixing bowl take hung curd, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder, kasuri Methi and ajwain. and whisk it well till it smoothens.
- Add 1 Tbsp. of oil and ginger garlic paste to the curd. Mix.
- Add besan, lemon juice and salt, whisk everything well.
- First add bell pepper and onion to the marinade and give it a mix.
- Add paneer and give it a gentle mix until pieces are coated with marination very well.
- Refrigerate the marinade mix for at least 30 minutes, if possible, for 2 hours to marinate well.
- After 2 hours take out the mix from refrigerator and bring the marinated paneer and veggies at room temperature.
- While marinade is in refrigerate, next work on onion and tomato paste.
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- Brown onion paste:
- Tomato-cashew puree:
- Soak cashews and bring a pot of water to a boil to blanch tomatoes. Give a slit on tomatoes as shown in pic and add tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel around 1 minute.
- Let tomatoes rest until cool enough to handle, and then remove peel and chop.
- Grind tomatoes and cashews to make a puree.
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- After 30 minutes take out the marinated paneer mix from refrigerator and bring the marinated paneer and veggies at room temperature.
- Add remaining 1 Tbsp. of oil in a wide pan/tawa, arrange a layer of paneer and veggies, fry till the marinade dries up and turn golden brown, flipping the pieces to all sides. Switch off the flame and keep tikkas on the side.
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- In a pan heat 2 Tbsp. of oil and add cumin, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Once cumin sizzle adds ginger-garlic paste. SautƩ until raw smell goes away.
- Next add in brown onion paste and dry spices: red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, mix and sautƩ for 1 minute.
- Add tomato-cashew puree to gravy and season with salt.
- SautƩ the gravy for 8-10 minutes.
- Now add ¼ cup of water to the left-over marinade mix and add it to the gravy. Mix and sautĆ© until gravy separates the oil.
- Add kasuri methi crushing between your palms. Next add in paneer, onion and bell pepper tikka to the gravy. Mix well and cook for 8-10 minutes. Add water if required..
- Lastly add cream and garnish with chopped coriander. Paneer tikka masala is ready to serve. Serve hot with Indian bread or steamed recipe.
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Looking so yummy
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Yum yum
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