Paneer Tikka

Name: Paneer Tikka
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani Punjabi, Sindhi & Pashtun
Ingredients: 350 g cottage cheese; 0.75 tbsp yellow chili powder; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 tbsp gram flour; 1 tsp carom seeds; 50 ml low-fat yogurt; 4 bamboo skewers; 0.5 tsp garam masala

Cottage cheese, yogurt and bamboo skewers grilled and spiced with chilli and carom for a Pakistani dish. Finish with garam masala.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 45 min · 60 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Cut the paneer into 4cm cubes. Sprinkle with the yellow chilli powder and the salt. Toss everything together and ensure the paneer is evenly coated. Leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Combine the gramflour with the carom seeds and yogurt. Coat each paneer cube in the spiced cream and chill for 30 minutes.
30 min
3
Preheat the grill to its hottest setting. Thread the paneer onto the skewers and sear under the grill for 3-5 minutes on each side - until deliciously smoky and charred at the edges. Serve straight away, sprinkled with garam masala.
5 min