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Paneer tikka in oven

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paneer tikka in oven
Paneer tikka is my kid’s favorite starter. This recipe uses sour cream / hung curd and other spices as marinade. I have made this few times now in oven and sometimes I make in tawa too.. I got this recipe from a cookery show in Discovery Travel and Living.. Its sounded very simple yet very delicious paneer tikkas. The spiciness level of this recipe is mild. Perfect to make for a party as starter,oven method makes it simple,when you make in bulk and also the pre-preparation can be very well done and kept in advance for this recipe..The chef in the show added only yellow chilli powder(yes,you heard it right,its yellow!!),black pepper and ajwain along with cream. But I have just added few more according to my taste..
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Paneer tikka recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Starter
Prep Time:  15 mins + 1 hr marination time    |  Cook time: 20 mins     |  Serves: 4

Ingredients

Paneer – 200 gms

Sour cream or hung curd – 2 – 3 tblsp

Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp

Chat masala – 1/2 tsp

Crushed black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Tandoori masala powder(optional) – 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice – from 1/2 of a lemon

Ajwain/omam – 1 tsp

Salt and oil – As needed

Capsicum (I used 3 colours),cubed – 3/4 cup

Onion ,cubed – 1

Tomato (optional) – 1 deseed,cubed)

Method

  1. Thaw the paneer and cut them into bite size pieces. Don’t cut the cubes too big as the marination won’t get infused inside the paneer.

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  2. Mix the sour cream,all the powders ,lemon juice,salt ,ajwain and a tbsp of oil to marinate the paneer pieces.

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  3. Marinate the paneer pieces,make sure you coat each and every piece,keep refrigerated atleast for an hour. (You can also marinate capsicum, tomato and onion too.

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  4. When you are ready to make, grease the skewers and a pan. I used aluminium foil to wrap a wire rack and arranged the skewers over it. You can prick the foil in various places to enable the water drain as it gets roasted. Pre heat the oven to 250o C. (my oven has only 230o C as maximum,so you can bake at 230o C too,the outcome was gud). Arrange the paneer,capsicum and tomato in the skewers as shown in the picture. Brush them generously with oil.

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  5. Bake them for 15- 20 minutes or until the edges of paneer starts browning. Turn in-between once.

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Notes

  • Using metal skewer is recommended,as I used wooden skewers,it got burnt though not totally,it just turned black,otherwise no complains about it.
  • Just bake till the panner starts browning in the edges. If you over bake the paneer will turn rubbery.
  • If you have paneer tikka masala powder,just mix it with curd and omit the powders,also note that it has salt in it too..
  • For hung curd just hang 1/4 cup of curd in muslin cloth for an hour.
  • You can follow the same recipe and make it tawa too. You can skew the paneer in skewers and arrange in hot greased tawa, cook over medium flame. Turn so that all the sides get cooked. As it gets cooked, will get loosened and turning might be difficult, so use tongs to turn carefully without breaking the paneer.
  • Update: Soak the wooden skewers in water for atleast one hour before baking,which prevents burning of the skewers..Thanks friends for the suggestions 🙂

Once done,again brush them with oil (optional) and serve hot with green chutney and sprinkle some chaat masala and lemon juice over the paneer tikka and enjoy!
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USING THE GRILL OPTION IN OVEN

In case you have grill option in oven,you need not set the temperature. Just choose the grill option and start the oven, with the grilling pan/pan inside it,it will start preheating and once done it will give a beep,then arrange the paneer in the pan and just set the time for 13-15 minutes. Your paneer tikka is ready.

USING MICROWAVE/GRILL COMBINATION OPTION IN THE OVEN

If you are using this option,you need to be careful with the vessel you use for baking,you have to use only the vessel/tray meant for it. You cannot use aluminium foil as its combination mode of microwave too. So choose the tray and choose the right option. My oven has 4 options in this combination mode, to choose for different kind/types of food. So you have to check yours for what has to be chosen. I have not personally tried this option still. In this option also the oven has its default setting for temperature. So just have to set the time.

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  3. Smitha

    if u soak the wooden skewers in water for about 1 hour atleast…they will not burn out easily….
    the paneer tikka skewers look very tempting and awesome…

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  23. Nithya

    Awesome looking tikka 🙂 I made somewhat similar version few weeks back but made it on tawa 🙂 Yours looks fantastic and needless to say the pics are brilliant 🙂

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  29. Prathibha

    Love them…one of my favorite appetizer dear…Next time try adding kasuri methi,it definitely does wonder to it,it gives a very nice aroma n flavor…and regarding the skewers i read somewhere that if you dip the skewers in water fro 2-3 hrs they will not get burnt while baking.I haven't implemented yet,if you give a try lemme know too.

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  31. Divya Kudua

    Yum..looks delicious!!Paneer Tikka is an absolute favorite but I seldom order it in restaurants now coz most of the times the paneer is bathed in Red colour!!This is a great recipe to try!!

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  45. Pari

    Dear Raji,
    Firstly gorgeous looking tikkas, worth drooling.

    I have been using yellow chili powder in my cooking and have written about it in my blog sometime in detail, check here
    http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2010/05/mixed-veggies-in-not-so-white-white.html

    Soaking the skewers for an hour in water prevents them from burning plus sliding the veggies in them becomes easier and I agree with Prathy, kasoori methi adds amazing flavour to the tikkas, do try it next time.

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  47. Jackie

    Looks so lovely and I absolutely love the burst of colors! Did you use homemade of store-bought paneer; the texture looks perfect.

    JACKIE at PHAMFATALE.com

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  59. Megha

    Oh.. and I forgot to mention I love the pictures and the way you give away the recipe and this helpful information about using the oven 🙂

    Good, really helpful!

    Megha 🙂

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  67. Gulmohar

    Oh my ! Fabulous ! One of the best and most popular appetizers ever 🙂
    I was about to tell you that if you soak the skewers in water for a couple of hours it will not burn (though I forget it half the time !)Then I saw that you already got that suggestion 😀

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