A party without tandoori starters is truly incomplete! And of all such starters, the tandoori paneer tikka recipe on tawa is especially popular. The perfect blend of spices and smoky flavour of the marinated and tandoor-cooked paneer is just too awesome to describe.
Here is how you can impress your guests by making this all-time favourite party starter at home – and that too quite quickly and easily using a simple non-stick tava.
This Punjabi tandoori paneer tikka recipe on tawa is one of the most popular starters in Indian restaurants. Cottage cheese marinated in a mix of classic Indian spices, strung into skewer sticks, and cooked in a wood-fired tandoor but here we have got you a Mughlai paneer tikka on tawa that needs no tandoor and can be easily made in an oven.
🔷 Preparation Time: 5 mins 🔷 Cooking Time: 10 mins 🔷 Total Time: 15 mins
🔷 Ingredients
🔷 To Be Mixed Into A Marinade
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp roasted and ground cumin seeds (jeera)
• 3/4 cup fresh curd (dahi)
• 1/2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
• 1/2 tsp green chilli paste
• 1 tsp black peppercorns (kalimirch) powder
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf) powder
• 3/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/3 cup Mayur besan
• 1 tsp Mayur oil
• salt to taste
• a few saffron (kesar) strands, dissolved in 1 tbsp milk
🔷 Other Ingredients For Tandoori Paneer Tikka
• paneer (cottage cheese) cut into cubes
• 1 tbsp Mayur oil for cooking
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
🔷 Method
1. Combine the saffron strands and milk in a small bowl and mix well.
2. Combine the paneer, milk-saffron mixture and the marinade in a deep bowl, toss gently and keep aside to marinate for atleast ½ hour.
3. Spread 3 pieces of paneer on a satay stick.
4. Repeat with the remaining paneer cubes to make the rest of the satay sticks.
5. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it lightly with ½ tbsp oil, place 2 satays on it and cook till they turn light brown in colour from all the sides.
6. Sprinkle ½ tsp chaat masala evenly over it.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to make 2 more satay sticks.
8. Serve the tandoori paneer tikka immediately.