Paneer Tikka Masala.
You can cook Paneer Tikka Masala using 34 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Paneer Tikka Masala
- Prepare 250 gms of paneer, cut into cubes.
- It's 1 of green capsicum diced.
- Prepare 1 of onion, diced.
- You need of For marination paste:.
- It's 1/2 cup of hung curd.
- You need 1 tsp of Kashmiri red chilli powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of cumin powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of coriander powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
- You need 1/2 tsp of fennel powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of chaat masala.
- It's 1/4 tsp of black pepper powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
- It's 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
- Prepare 1 tsp of lemon juice.
- Prepare of For the masala:.
- Prepare 2 of onion, roughly chopped.
- Prepare 3 of large tomatoes, roughly chopped.
- It's 3 of garlic cloves, roughly chopped.
- Prepare 1/2 inch of ginger, roughly chopped.
- It's 1/4 cup of curd.
- It's 1 tsp of coriander powder.
- You need 1 tsp of cumin powder.
- You need 1 tsp of garam masala powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of crushed kasuri methi.
- You need 3 tbsp of (milk).
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Oil.
- You need 1 tbsp of ghee.
- You need 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.
- It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It's 10 of almonds grind to paste.
- It's 1 tbsp of melon seeds grind to paste.
Paneer Tikka Masala instructions
- Prepare the marination using the listed ingredients..
- Add paneer, onion and capsicum and fold well so the masala is coated evenly on all the pieces. Cover the bowl, and refrigerate for an hour..
- Thread the paneer cubes, onion and capsicum pieces carefully in a wooden skewer. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and fry the paneer till all the sides are browned turning occasionally. masala of the curry.
- Whisk the curd till smooth and keep aside. Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add the onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic pieces and sauté till it turns pinkish brown..
- Keep the masala aside to cool off a bit and then puree it coarsely. In the meanwhile, heat ghee in the same pan..
- Add in the onion tomato puree and let the masala cook for 3-4 minutes. Add in all the spices with 1/2 tsp salt, stir well so that the spices are incorporated in the masala paste evenly..
- Cook this for another 5 minutes till you see the oil leaving the sides. Add 1/4 cup of water and let the spices cook..
- Then add in the curd along with almond and melon seeds paste gently stirring and mixing. Simmer for 5 minutes till the gravy thickens and you see fat floating on top..
- Check the seasoning and the consistency as per your liking. While keeping the flame at the lowest, add the milk gently and stir..
- Sprinkle kasuri methi and simmer for a further minute. Add in the paneer and simmer on a low flame for 2 mins so that the paneer absorbs the taste from the masala. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve hot with naan, roti, phulka or rice..
