Recipe- Street Style Paneer Tikka On Tawa

It's a good idea to serve a starter like Tawa Paneer Tikka, which you can easily grill on a tawa, no need of oven or tandoor for this. What makes this Tawa Paneer Tikka recipe really special is that it is cooked on a Tawa. This is extremely relevant in an Indian context because the penetration of grills, microwaves and owens is still under 5% of the population.

The tawa on the other hand is found in almost all Indian households. Paneer recipes are a much loved dish of vegetarians and paneer tikka is extremely popular among paneer recipes. Paneer tikka recipe can be used as a starter and is even enjoyed as a main dish.

Ingredients

400 gms- Paneer (cottage cheese )
1 1/2 cup- curd
salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon- red chilly powder
1/2 teaspoon- garam masala powder
1 tablespoon- chat masala
1/4 teaspoon- cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon- tandoori masala
2 tablespoon- lemon juice
5 tablespoon- oil or butter
1 pinch red food colour
2 green capsicums cut it into 2 inches cubes
1 large onion cut from the side in 2 inches cubes
10 skewer sticks

Method

- Cut paneer(cottage cheese) into 2 inches cubes

- Mix all the masalas n powders in a bowl with curd and lemon (salt, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, chat masala, tandoori masala, cumin powder, red food colour)

- Now add paneer (cottage cheese) into this mixture and marinate for a few hours.

- Add capsicum and mix gently.

- Add onion cubes and mix well.

- Now keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.

- Take the skewers n start threading capsicum, onion, paneer, onion and capsicum cubes in that order. In each skewer you have to add two marinated paneer cubes.

- Heat non stick tawa on gas. Pour 1 tablespoon oil or butter on the tawa.

- Place your marinated paneer tikka sticks on the tawa and cover with a lid.

- Cook on a low flame. In between u have to turn your paneer tikka sticks and cook well. Apply little oil with the help of a brush.

- Take out on a plate.