About Paneer Tikka Recipe
Restaurant style Paneer Tikka Recipe | Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe in Oven, Tawa, StoveTop with step by step photos and video recipe:
Paneer Tikka is a perfect, popular and delicious tandoori starter and even a great appetizer for tikka lovers.
Every lavish Indian dinner party is sure to have some tikkas. In this post, I am sharing two types of Paneer Tikka Masala Recipes and you can try either of the recipes.
- Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka made in Oven
- Paneer Tikka Masala made on Tawa or Stovetop
This Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka Masala can be easily made at home. In this delicious Indian recipes, cottage cheese (paneer) cubes are marinated in a spiced yogurt-based marinade and super flavorful tandoori masala, arranged on skewers, and grilled to perfection or baked in the oven.
You can grill these over the direct fire on your stovetop. This paneer tikka can also be cooked in Air Fryer for great results. You can also add some veggies like capsicum and onion to the skewers in this recipe.
What is Paneer Tikka?
This Paneer Tikka is a famous, perfect, and tasty tandoori appetizer where paneer cubes are marinated in a spiced yogurt-based marinade and then baked in the oven or grilled.
Bell peppers and Onions are also added to the skewers along with paneer. Once cooked this tasty tandoori paneer tikka, it’s served with fresh onion salad, Mint Curd Chutney, and lemon slice.
Learn to make Paneer Tikka Recipe in 2 Ways ( in The Oven, Tawa) with a simple step-by-step detailed recipe.
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Paneer Tikka Recipe | Restaurant style Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe in Oven, Tawa, StoveTop
Ingredients
- 250 grams Paneer (cubed)
- 1 cup Capsicum (diced)
- 1 cup Onion (diced)
- 200 grams Hung curd (thick curd)
- 3 tbsp Roasted Besan
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds Powder (jeera powder)
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder
- ½ tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Sugar
- ¼ tsp Kasuri Methi
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 2 tbsp Butter (optional)
Instructions
Instructions for Marinate:
- Firstly, chop the paneer into square-shaped cubes.
- After that, chop the capsicums and onions in square shapes and keep the chopped veggies and paneer aside.
- In a large bowl, take the curd and whisk it till it becomes smooth.
- Additionally, add roasted besan, ginger garlic paste, kashmiri red chili powder, cumin seeds powder, coriander powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, lemon juice, salt, sugar, kasuri methi, and mix well.
- Further, heat up the mustard oil until it starts smoking, and then add turmeric powder.
- Now add this hot oil to the marinade and spice mix.
- Mix all the ingredients very well.
- Further, add the capsicum, and onions and coat the all gently in the marinate.
- Now add paneer cubes, and mix well gently.
- Cover the bowl with a lid and let the paneer and veggies marinate for 4 hours or more in the refrigerator.
Instructions for Paneer Tikka Recipe in Oven:
- Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 degrees C for at least 7-8 minutes.
- If you are using metal skewers, grease them with oil very well or If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. This soaking process will prevent the wooden skewers from burning while grilling.
- Place the aluminum foil over a baking tray.
- Now arrange the marinated paneer, onions, and capsicums into the skewers.
- Place the skewers on the aluminum foil.
- Brush the tikkas with butter.
- If you don't have skews then place them directly on aluminum foil without skewers.
- Cook for around 10-12 minutes at 200 degrees C in preheated oven.
- Turn them around, brush with butter and again cook for 5-7 minutes or until the edges of the paneer start to turn brown.
- After that, remove skewers from the oven and transfer them to a plate.
- Sprinkle chaat masala powder over the restaurant-style paneer tikka.
- Finally, serve this yummy paneer tikka masala with onion salad, spicy and tangy mint chutney, and lemon slice.
Instructions for paneer tikka recipe on tawa, Stovetop:
- Firstly, heat up a nonstick tawa/grill pan in low-medium flame and drizzle some oil and butter.
- After that, place the marinated paneer, capsicums, and onions on the tawa.
- When one side gets browned, gently lift and turn over. The paneer cubes will get cooked faster than the veggies. So remember to remove the paneer cubes as soon as they are golden from all the sides.
- For the vegetables, you have to make sure that marinate on the veggies gets cooked well. So lightly press them while cooking.
- If you want then you can cook the paneer cubes first and then the marinated vegetables. Pan fry all till they become golden.
- Further, remove them on a plate.
- I have not removed them on paper tissues, as the due to heat and moisture from the paneer cubes, they stick to the paper tissues.
- While still hot, then skew the fried paneer cubes and veggies onto a skewer/toothpick.
- Arrange the paneer tikka and veggies on a plate and sprinkle some chaat masala overm them.
- Finally, serve this yummy paneer tikka with mint chutney, and onion rings with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Make sure to marinate paneer and vegetables for at least 4 hours or extend till overnight for perfect restaurant style tikka taste.
- Don’t overcook the paneer cubes as they become rubbery, dry and hard.
- If you want the colour of paneer tikka to be bright red then add a drop of red food colour, which gives bright red colour.
Step by Step Recipe
Instructions for Marinate the paneer tikkas with step by step photos:
1. Firstly, chop the paneer into square-shaped cubes.
2. After that, chop the capsicums and onions in square shapes and keep the chopped veggies and paneer aside.
3. In a large bowl, take the curd and whisk it till it becomes smooth.
4. Additionally, add roasted besan, ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin seeds powder, coriander powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, lemon juice, salt, sugar, kasuri methi, and mix well.
5. Further, heat up the mustard oil until it starts smoking, and then add turmeric powder.
6. Now add this hot oil to the marinade and spice mix.
7. Mix all the ingredients very well.
8. Further, add the capsicum, and onions and coat the all gently in the marinate.
9. Now add paneer cubes, and mix well gently.
10. Cover the bowl with a lid and let the paneer and veggies marinate for 4 hours or more in the refrigerator.
How to make Paneer Tikka recipe in Oven/OTG with Step-by-step photos:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 degrees C for at least 7-8 minutes.
2. If you are using metal skewers, grease them with oil very well or If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. This soaking process will prevent the wooden skewers from burning while grilling.
3. Place the aluminum foil over a baking tray.
4. Now arrange the marinated paneer, onions, and capsicums into the skewers.
5. Place the skewers on the aluminum foil.
6. Brush the tikkas with butter.
7. If you don’t have skews then place them directly on aluminum foil without skewers.
8. Cook for around 10-12 minutes at 200 degrees C in preheated oven.
9. Turn them around, brush with butter and again cook for 5-7 minutes or until the edges of the paneer start to turn brown.
10. After that, remove skewers from the oven and transfer them to a plate.
11. Sprinkle chaat masala powder over the restaurant-style paneer tikka.
12. Finally, serve this yummy paneer tikka masala with onion salad, spicy and tangy mint chutney, and lemon slice.
Step-by-step Paneer Tikka recipe on tawa, Stovetop with photos:
1. Firstly, heat up a nonstick tawa/grill pan in low-medium flame and drizzle some oil and butter.
2. After that, place the marinated paneer, capsicums, and onions on the tawa.
3. When one side gets browned, gently lift and turn over. The paneer cubes will get cooked faster than the veggies. So remember to remove the paneer cubes as soon as they are golden from all the sides.
4. For the vegetables, you have to make sure that marinate on the veggies gets cooked well. So lightly press them while cooking.
5. If you want then you can cook the paneer cubes first and then the marinated vegetables. Pan fry all till they become golden.
6. Further, remove them on a plate.
7. I have not removed them on paper tissues, as the due to heat and moisture from the paneer cubes, they stick to the paper tissues.
8. While still hot, then skew the fried paneer cubes and veggies onto a skewer/toothpick.
9. Arrange the paneer tikka and veggies on a plate and sprinkle some chaat masala overm them.
10. Finally, serve this yummy paneer tikka with mint chutney, and onion rings with lemon wedges.
Note
1. Make sure to marinate paneer and vegetables for at least 4 hours or extend till overnight for perfect restaurant-style tikka taste.
2. Don’t overcook the paneer cubes as they become rubbery, dry, and hard.
3. If you want the color of paneer tikka to be bright red then add a drop of red food colour, which gives bright red color.