Tawa Paneer Tikka

Simple and easy starter to prepare in a jiffy. These paneer tikkas literally melt in your mouth.

Ingredients:

200 Grams Paneer / Cottage Cheese

1 Cup Yogurt

1 Large Green Bell Pepper / Capsicum 

1 Large Ripe Tomato deseeded 

1 Tsp Tandoori Chicken Masala
1/2 Pudina Masala
1/4 Chat Masala
1 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1/2 Tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tbsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
Lime juice few drops
A Box of Toothpicks or Fruit Picks
Oil for shallow frying
Salt to taste.

Chop the Veggies:

• Chop the onion into cubes.
• De-seed and chop the bell pepper and tomato into cubes.
• Cube the paneer as well.

Marinate the paneer:

• In a mixing bowl add the yogurt, chillypowder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, tandoori masala, pudina masala, chat masala, ginger garlic paste, lime juice few drops, salt as per taste and 1 tsp oil mix all the ingredients well tip in the paneer and the veg and mix well cover and allow to marinate for 5 to 10 mins in room temp.

Shallow Fry:

• Using fruit picks or tooth picks skew the pepper cube first then a cube of onion and the tomato skew the paneer prepare atleast 5 to 10 skewers to shallow fry.
• Heat a tawa or iron skillet add 2 to 3 tbsp of oil and start to shallow fry gently turning the tikkas to all the sides fry till the tikka turns golden color all sides and serve hot with pudina chutney and lime wedges...Enjoy...:)