The delicious Paneer Malai Tikka is perfect to a lot of unanswered questions in life.
Paneer Malai Tikka Ingredients
For Marination:
- 10-12 cashewnut
- 2 tbsp grated cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh cream
- 1.5 tbsp hung curd
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1.5 t/s lime juice
- 1-2 t/s kashmiri red chili powder or as required
- ½ t/s garam masala powder
- 1 t/s roasted cumin powder
- 1 t/s coriander seed powder (dhaniya)
- 1 t/s amchur powder
- 1 tbsp chat masala
- ¾ t/s pepper powder
- ½ tbsp crushed dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
- 1 t/s sugar
- black salt (kala namak) or rock salt
Other Ingredients:
- 250 gms cottage cheese (paneer) diced into squares (i used store bought paneer)
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 capsicum or bell pepper (optional) chopped into squares
- 1 onion chopped into squares
Recipe of Paneer Malai Tikka
- Combine everything into the blender except kasuri methi and chat masala. Blend into a smooth paste.
- Add the kasuri methi and give a nice whisk.
- Now add the squared paneer and veggies to the marinade.
- Mix gently with your hand or just toss them gently. Ensure they are coated nicely with the marinade. Set aside for 30-40 mins, you could marinate in the fridge for a longer time if you wish.
- Skewer the paneer and veggies on a skewer gently. To avoid a mess stack them over a platter.
- Grease a pan with oil and place them over the greased pan. Preheat the oven to 200°C exactly 15 mins before baking.
- Bake for 10-12 mins. Brush them with oil or spray oil over them also if you have more marination mixture pour that too over them. Again bake for 10-15 mins more. Sprinkle some chat masala and squeeze lime juice over the tikka.
- Serve the malai paneer tikka with lemon wedges and green chutney.
