Paneer Tikka

Ingredients:

• Paneer/ Indian Cottage Cheese: 200gms 
• Capsicum (Red/ green/ Orange/ Yellow): 3/4 cup (cubed) 
• Onion: 1 (cubed)
• Tomato: 1 (cubed) (optional)
• Chaat masala: 1/2-1 tsp
• Lemon juice: 1 tsp
• Oil: 2-3 tbsp
• Skewers/ Tooth picks
• For Marination:
• Hung Yogurt / Full Fat yogurt: 2-3 tbsp
• Ginger paste: 1 tsp
• Garlic paste: 1 tsp
• Freshly ground Black Pepper: 1/2 -1 tsp
• Red Chilli pwd: 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric pwd: a pinch
• Salt: to taste
• Tandoori masala: 1/2 tsp (optional)
• Fresh Cream: 2 tbsp
• Lemon Juice: 1 tsp
• Garam Masala: 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Cut paneer into cubes. make sure the cubes are not too big.
2. Mix all the ingredients of marination and coat each paneer cube properly with the marinated mixture. 
3. Refrigerate coated paneer cubes for min 2 hrs.
4. Next step can be performed in either of two ways:

• If using oven,
•  Preheat the oven to 250C for 10 mins.
• Arrange the paneer, capsicum, onion and tomato in the skewer.
• Place baking paper on the baking dish.
• Arrange skewers on the dish. Sprinkle little oil on each paneer skewer.
• Bake at 200C for 13- 15 min.(Bake until the edges of paneer starts browning. Overbaking will make paneer rubbery )
• If using tawa,
• Fry each paneer cube on tawa by adding little oil.
• Also, saute onion and capsicum pieces in non-stick pan just to take away their rawness.
• Arrange in skewers.
5. Sprinkle chaat masala and lemon juice on paneer tikka.
6. Serve hot with coriander chutney.