Aachari Paneer Tikka - Student Recipes

Preparation Time

h m

Cook Time

h m

Servings

Ingredients

250 gm cottage cheese (paneer)

1tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1/4 cup hung curd (steps provided)

roasted and crushed cumin seeds, coriander seeds and onion seeds.

for marination:

1/4 tbsp. Turmeric powder, mustard powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder ( you can buy it from any shop that sells indian spices)

2 tbsp. Pickle gravy ( also available at any indian shop)

wooden skewers

Instructions

Step 1:

Steps to make hung curd:

Step 2:

1. Tie curd in a cheese or muslin cloth

Step 3:

2. Hang the tied curd for draining the liquids out

Step 4:

3. Wait at least 4 hours for draining

Step 5:

4.Take down the dried bundle.

Step 6:

5.Press the bundle as if you were making a cheese similar to a cottage cheese.

Step 7:

6.You may use a weight on the drained curds to press even more moisture out.

Step 8:

Step 9:

paneer tikka

Step 10:

cut the paneer into cubes, keep aside.

Step 11:

Step 12:

in a bowl, take the hung curd, turmeric powder, mustard powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder, mix well.

Step 13:

Step 14:

add roasted and crushed cumin, coriander and onion seeds, mix.

Step 15:

Step 16:

add ginger garlic paste and mix till everything is well incorporated into each other.

Step 17:

Step 18:

now, cover the paneer pieces with this mixture.

Step 19:

Step 20:

leave for 15-20 minutes so that the marination get into the paneer.

Step 21:

Step 22:

put 2 tbsp. Oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the pieces till all the sides are brown.

Step 23:

Step 24:

insert 4-5 pieces in each skewer and serve.