PANEER TIKKA MASALA
Type of dish: Curry
Place of origin: India
Region: North india
course: Main course
Ingredients:Paneer(cottage cheese),spices,tomato,garlic.
Introduction
paneer tikka masala is a spicy creamy gravy with chunks of paneer(cottage cheese),where
the chunks of paneer is marinated in spices and curds and then been grilled on a tandoor
or oven and then added in indian spiced gravy and your paneer tikka masala is ready to
served.
It is best served with tandoori roti,naan,kulcha,chapati.
It can also be served with steaming basmati rice, vegetable pulav or jeera rice.
TIPS TO CHOOSE THE INGREDIENTS
- Make a use of soft paneer chunks.
- Try to use yogurt which is not sour.
cooking time:-30mins
Total serving:- 8
Marinating process for paneer tikka - 500 grams of paneer(cottage cheese).
- 1 cup of unsour yogurt.
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 small capsicum sliced (cubed)
- 1 small onion (cubed)
- 16 cashew nuts
- 2 cup onion cubed
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- half tsp garam masala
- salt to taste
- 3 tbsps oil
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp kasuri methi(dried fenugreek leaves)
- 4 tbsp cream
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves(cilantro)
- Heat 2 tbsp oil and fry chopped onions until its gets golden.
- Then add chopped tomatoes,until it gets soft.
- Then add the spices chilli powder, garam masala and salt,fry until the masala get aromatic.
- Then cool the mixture and blend it with adding 1 cup of water until it get smooth.
- your onion tomato puree is ready
- Now heat the pan with 1 tbsp oil
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the rawness of it goes probably for 1 min
- Then add the onion tomato puree
- Then add 1 cup of water and bring this to a consistency.
- cook the gravy until the oil is separated from the gravy
- crush some kasuri methi on your palm and sprinkle over gravy
- Add salt as per taste and keep the gravy aside.
- You can pan fry the marinated tikkas or you can grill it in oven.
- For grill preheat the oven on 220 c and arrange the marinated paneer,bell pepper and onion on skewer.
- Then grill for 8 to 10 mins on both the side.
- For pan fry add tbsp oil on to the pan and fry the marinated paneer,bell pepper ,onion on high flame until it turns golden and dry up.
serve with steaming hot rice or with hot rotis,naan or pulav.
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