Authentic Restaurant-style Paneer Tikka at Home

You often go out and relish tandoori delicacies in town but have you ever thought about cooking one at home? Don’t fret, now you can! Yes, you can prepare the Tandoori-style paneer tikka at home with the least effort. With the tandoori flavors bursting in tender paneer and roasted veggies, you can make snack time your favorite time of the day. 

Though it is clear that bringing the char on your home-cooked paneer is a difficult task, you can try different ways to do it. Either you can barbeque these or roast them on the stovetop and enjoy the authentic taste of tandoori Paneer Tikka. Alternatively, you can cook it in the oven to bring the restaurant-style oven. 

Today, we’re going to give you the recipe that will help you cook restaurant-style Paneer Tikka. Let’s start with the recipe.

Ingredients Required 

• 2 cups medium-sized paneer cubes 

• 1 cup hung yogurt (or Greek yogurt)

• ½ cups diced capsicum (same size as paneer)

• ½ cup diced onions (same size as paneer)

• 1 tbsp ginger and garlic (crushed)

• 1 lemon juice 

• 1 green chili (finely chopped)

•  2 tbsp cooking oil

• Salt to taste

• 1 tsp red chili powder

• ½ tsp cumin powder

• 1 pinch turmeric powder

• 1 tbsp fenugreek powder

Cooking Method 

1. Take a bowl and add all the spices including, red chili powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, fenugreek powder, and salt into it. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and green chili with lemon juice and yogurt. Blend it well until you get a smooth and thick paste.

2. Add the paneer cubes into the marinade and smear the cubes well. Transfer the paneer to another plate. Add in the capsicum and onions in the remaining marinade to coat them as well.

3. Let the paneer and veggies marinate for ½ to 1 hour and skewer them. You can also skewer them and then leave it all to marinate to avoid tearing the paneer cubes. 

4. After half an hour, set the oven to preheat, place the skewers into the oven and let it roast for 5-10 minutes by shifting the skewers every 2-3 minutes so the paneer and veggies are cooked from all sides. (You can roast/cook them on the barbeque as well)  

5. Once the veggies and paneer have burnt on the edges, take them out and serve hot with onion rings, sliced lemon, and mint chutney.

What do you think of this Paneer Tikka recipe? Try it at home or visit us at Indian Grill to enjoy the best of flavors.