Grilled Tandoori Paneer Tikka Recipe - Easy Paneer Recipes (2024)

This grilled paneer tikka recipe is a cult-famous Indian vegetarian appetizer recipe where tandoor grilled paneer is served along with grilled vegetables coated with the same paneer tikka marination sauce. Indian vegetarian recipes often include a lot of paneer recipes since dairy-based ingredients like paneer, ghee, yogurt, and milk are considered vegetarian items. This grilled paneer recipe is an excellent party snack idea and can be easily turned into a full-blown gravy side dish. More on that later.

Tandoor is an Indian oven that is made of clay, often used for cooking north Indian dishes. Grilled dishes like this tandoor paneer tikka are originally cooked in this one. Marinated cubes of paneer and veggies like capsicum, bell pepper, onion, and tomato are strung through a seekh or a long metal pin and then put inside the hot tandoor for grilling. However, not every Indian home has one but we can easily recreate the same flavor at home. Below is the blog post you will find the recipe laid out in detail, however, if you are in a hurry you can click “Jump to the Recipe’ and read a more concise version of it.

Why you will love this grilled Paneer Tikka recipe!

• The best recipe for paneer tikka on tawa! Yes, no need to build yourself a tandoor just for some paneer tikkas. You can easily recreate the exact same flavor, texture, and taste of it using the basic stovetop a griddle, or tawa & slightly tweaking the paneer tikka marination
• Basic Ingredients. Just a slab of paneer and some veggies will get you a delicious and healthy party snack
• 2 dishes in 1! Do not worry if you are left with some roasted paneer tikka in your hand, you can turn them into delicious paneer tikka masala
• Low Oil Recipe. Tandoori recipes are super healthy dishes as the paneer tikka marination is usually made using yogurt and very few spices. A light drizzle of mustard oil goes into it which can be replaced with olive oil or skipped.

How to make grilled Paneer Tikka on tawa or skillet – Ingredients List

• Paneer – cut into cubes
• Capsicum & Bell Pepper
• Tomato
• Onion
• Ginger & Garlic paste
• Powdered Spices like Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Garam Masala Powder, Dry Mango or Amchur Powder
• Carrom Seeds or Ajwain
• Dry Fenugreek leaves or Kasoori Methi
• Gram Flour or Besan
• Yogurt
• Mustard Oil
• Salt

We are also going to need Bamboo Skewers to make the tikkas. Some Charcoal pieces to give it the smokey flavor.

Step-by-step instructions for this grilled Paneer Tikka on Tawa

• Cut the Paneer into inch-sized cubes.
• In a mixing bowl, combine Gram Flour or Besan, Yogurt, Spices, Powdered Spices, and Mustard Oil into a Paneer Tikka marination paste
• Take a piece of Aluminium Foil paper and mould it into a bowl. Burn a piece of charcoal till you see red ambers burning through it. Place it on the aluminum foil and drizzle some ghee on it. As it smokes, cover the bowl with a lid to stop the smoke from escaping. This would infuse all the flavors into the paneer and veggie cubes
• Drop the Paneer cubes and veggies in it and let it sit in this for at least 30 minutes
• Meanwhile, soak the bamboo skewers in water to prevent them from burning up
• Fire up your grill pan and strew the paneer and veggie cubes into the bamboo skewer. Now place these paneer tikkas on the pan and let them get a golden char
• Serve it hot and crispy with a drizzle of lemon juice and rock salt

Sharing a list of Indian Party Snack recipes from my Blog to try

• Spicy Paneer Pakoda | Cheese Fritters Recipe
• Aloo Chop Recipe | Bengali Potato Fritters
• Easy Vegetable Pakora Recipes
• Pav Bhaji | Bombay Mix Vegetable Recipe
• Dahi Vada | Dahi Bhalla | Doi Bora Recipe
• Gujarati Lehsun Batata Vada Recipe
• Chicken Shami Kebab Recipe
• Kathal-Kachhe Kele ke Kebab | Vegan Jackfruit Kebab Recipe

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