Paneer Tikka Masala
 
 
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Ingredients
  • For Tikka:Marinade
  • 400 grams Paneer (Cottage Cheese), cut into retangular pieces
  • ¼ cup Hung Curd or Thick Curd
  • ½ tablespoon Jeera Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
  • ½ teaspoon Chat Masala Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Black salt
  • Oil as required
  • Salt to taste
  • For Gravy:
  • 1-inch long small piece of Cinnamon
  • 8-10 Cashew-nuts
  • 1 large Onion, chopped
  • 4-5 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 11/2 inch of ginger chopped
  • 2 Tomatoes, boiled and pureed
  • ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • 11/2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon of garam masala
  • ¼ cup Heavy whipping Cream
  • 1 tablespoons Oil or Butter
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup Water
  • finely chopped Cilantro , for garnishing
Instructions
  1. Get all the ingredients for the marinade together
  3. Whisk all the spices with hung yogurt
  5. Coat the marinade with the paneer cubes and keep it aside for 30-45 mins
  8. Heat the griddle or portable grill and spray with cooking oil,
  10. Place the marinated on the griddle and cook for 6-8 mins each side
  12. Make sure paneer gets nice grill marks on the paneer, turn and cook the other side
  13. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in the pan add chopped onions, minced garlic and grated ginger.
  14. saute it for 3-4 mins, cook until it starts to get translucent , take the onion mix and puree it in the blender.
  16. Heat in 1 tablespoon of oil and cinnamon stick and let in crackle
  17. Add the pureed onion mix and cook for 2-3 more minutes
  18. next add11/2 cumin powder, ½ teaspoon of red chilli powder and 1 teaspoon of garam masala to the onion mix and stir, add lil water for the spices to mix properly
  20. Add tomato and cashew puree and stir 2-3 mins and ¼ cup of water.
  22. Finally add whipping and bring it to boil, and add paneer to the masala and toss it with spatula for the masala to coat the paneer.
  24. Garnish with cilantro and serve to Naan or Rice
  25. Enjoy!
Recipe by Khatta Meetha at http://khattameetha.com/north-indian-recipes/paneer-tikka-masala