Paneer Tikka|Air-Fried Paneer Tikka|Vegetarian starter Recipe

Paneer Tikka is a  popular Indian appetizer made with cubes of paneer & veggies marinated with thick yogurt and aromatic spices.  The taste is enhanced by the spices in the marinade and although traditionally it's grilled in a tandoori one can make it in an oven or even faster in an Air-Fryer. 

So let's jump into the ingredients and the method and lets make this lip smacking paneer tikka in an oven and an airfryer - 

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Ingredients 

2 tablespoons oil+ oil for brushing 

300 grams paneer cut into cubes

150 grams Hung Curd/Greek yogurt

Marinade for the Tikka

1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste

2 teaspoons coriander powder

1 teaspoon chaat masala

2- 4 teaspoon  red chili powder( can increase the quantity for a darker colour and also for an added heat) 

3/4 teaspoon garam masala

2 tablespoon kasuri methi( slightly crushed) 

1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste

1/2 to 1 lemon's juice

2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro/ coriander 

Vegetables for the Tikka 

1 large onion cut into 1 inch cubes

1 large bell pepper cut into 1 inch cubes( any colour bell- pepper) 

Additional-

Sprinkle a little chaat masala on the tikka before serving 

Method 

 1.Whisk the yogurt in a large bowl until smooth. Add all the ingredients for marinade and oil to the yogurt.

 

2.Whisk to combine everything together. Add in juice of 1 lemon along with chopped coriander.Stir in the paneer cubes, onion and bell peppers.Mix until all the paneer pieces and veggies are well coated with the marinade. 

3.Cover and refrigerate for minimum  1 to 2 hours or up to 4 hours.

Method:Paneer Tikka in Oven/OTG

Preheat the oven for 15 min at 200 C. 

Put the paneer, onion and capsicum onto the skewer sticks🍢 by alternating. You can change the order but keep paneer in the center. Repeat and skew them on skewers until all vegetables and paneer are used. Line a aluminum foil over a deep baking tray and brush the paneer, onion and capsicum with a little oil and place on a baking tray. Cook for around 7-8 minutes at 200 degree C. Turn them around, brush with oil and again cook for 5-7 minutes or until edges of paneer start to turn brown. Broil for 2 to 3 minutes until paneer pieces look little charred.

Remove from oven and serve with green chutney and some lemon wedges.

Or

Method; Paneer Tikka in the Air-Fryer

Put the marinated paneer cubes, capsicum and onions in the airfryer basket. Brush the paneer and veggies with some oil. Do not overcrowd the basket. Lay the pieces flat. Air-fry at 180C for 10 minutes ( check in 7 minutes) and maybe an additional 2 - 3 minutes until paneer pieces look little charred. Then place them onto the skewer sticks🍢 😊 and serve with green chutney and some lemon wedges and stir fried babycorn.

Tip- Use a air-fry silicon mat