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Paneer Tikka, a marinated and grilled cheese and vegetable skewer, is a delicious, easy, and flavorful grilled Indian dish everyone loves!
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Grilled Tikka Paneer and Veggie Skewer
Just like how spring blossoms are synonymous to spring, barbeque / grilling and outdoor eating is synonymous to summer, for me. We have a little deck that goes out from the breakfast nook and that is the single most over used space in summer. We have our grill there and we grill something or the other most days and eat outside on those days. Other days, we just take our food outside and sit there and eat, till it gets too dark to see anything or till one of us has to get up to go get the kiddo ready for bed.
Paneer Tikka is a tandoori dish, which means, it is traditionally grilled in the clay tandoor over. In India, the only time people ate this was when we went out to restaurants. Grilling or barbeque–ing at home was not really the culture.
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Try my other Indian favorite such as Guava Mint Mimosas, Tawa Pulao rice, or Chana Chat tacos which are a delicious spin for any taco fiend (like me!!!)
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Tikka Grilled Paneer and Vegetable Skewers
Ingredients
- 16 oz panner, cubed into 1-2 inch cubes, about 15-16 cubes
- ½ green pepper, cut into chunks
- ½ red bell pepper, cut into chunks
- 1 red onion, cut into chunks
- cooking spray
For the marinade:
- ¾ cup whole milk yogurt
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp crushed ginger
- ¼ tsp crushed garlic
- ½ tsp cayenne, skip or reduce quantity to reduce heat
- salt, to taste
- For garnish, optional
- minced cilantro
- lime
- chat masala
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade together in a large bowl.
- Toss the paneer cubes, onions and peppers and mix to coat well.
- Chill for at least 20 mins in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the grill. Skewer the paneer and the veggies alternatingly.
- Spray a non-stick grill pan with cooking spray and place the skewers on it.
- Turn them around every 5-10 mins or so and they will be done once you dont see any raw marinade on them.
- Sprinkle some minced cilantro and chat masala and squeeze a lime wedge just before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve just come across your blog and recipe and it looks great! I want to make this recipe but with added cherry tomatoes though I’m not sure if it’ll work or lead to a disaster. Have you tried it with cherry tomatoes, by any chance? Thank you and I look forward to your response. 🙂
Looks so good. Perfect for summer. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party. Shared See you again soon.
That paneer tikka is just gorgeous and what a great idea. Of course all the other featured pics look beautiful, too!
Thanks for bringing these to Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
Definitely something I have never tried before, but looks so delicious. Thank you for sharing!
Being a vegetarian, I go for the only veg. dishes. This dish is perfect to try something new. Thanks for sharing
Makes my mouth water just looking at it! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!