Directions
Afghani Paneer
Note – Temp 200c
Ingredients
For 1st Marination
Paneer (पनीर) – 300 gms
Salt (नमक) – 1 tsp
Pepper Powder (काली मिर्च पाउडर) – ½ tsp
Lemon (नींबू) – 1 no
Ginger Garlic Paste (अदरक लहसुन पेस्ट) – 1 tbsp
2nd Marination
Coriander Leaves, roughly Cut (ताज़ा धनिया) – 1 cup
Onion, small (प्याज़) – 1 no
Green Chillies (हरी मिर्च) – 2-3 nos
Mint Leaves (पुदीना) – ½ cup handful
Cashews, Soaked (काजू) – ¼ cup
Cheese Slice (चीज़) – 2 slices
Ginger Garlic Paste (अदरक लहसुन पेस्ट) – 1 tbsp
Hung Curd (गाढ़ी दही) – ¾ cup
Fresh Cream (ताज़ी क्रीम) – ½ cup
Pepper Powder (काली मिर्च पाउडर) – ½ tsp
Kasuri Methi Powder (कसूरी मेथी) – ½ tsp
Chaat Masala (चाट मसाला ) – 1 tbsp
Garam Masala (गरम मसाला) – ½ tsp
Cumin Powder (जीरा पाउडर) – 1 tsp
Salt (नमक) – to taste
Black Salt (काला नमक) – ½ tsp
Lemon (नींबू) – 1 no
Capsicum, chunks (शिमला मिर्च) – ½ cup
Onion, chunks (प्याज़) – ½ cup
For Finishing
Butter (मक्खन) – 1 tbsp
Chaat Masala (चाट मसाला ) – 1 tbsp
Coriander, chopped (ताज़ा धनिया) – handful
Garnish
Pudina chutney
Masala onions
Coriander sprigs
Steps
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1
Done
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To marinate the diced cottage cheese, put salt, chilli powder, lemon, and some ginger garlic paste and leave for at least 10 min. For the second marination, in a grinder, put coriander, mint, onions, green chilies, soaked cashews, and cheese slices with some water. Grind this to make a thick paste. |
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2
Done
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Now transfer the ground paste to a flat bowl. To this add hung curd, fresh cream, salt, pepper, kasoori methi, chaat masala, garam masala, and cumin powder, black salt, lemon juice. Mix this well and marinate the cottage cheese in this mix. Add some diced bell peppers and onions to the marinade and mix them well. Leave it for at least 30 mins. |
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3
Done
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Insert the paneer and veggies into the skewer tightly. Grill the paneer in the OTG FOr 40 mins at 200C. Brush some melted butter and sprinkle a generous amount of chaat masala and coriander chopped. Afghani Paneer tikka is ready to be served hot with some mint chutney. |
