Best Spicy Paneer Skewers Recipes

PANEER AND VEGETABLE SKEWERS

Steps:

• For the marinade: Mix together the yogurt, ginger, garlic, cardamom, flour, garam masala, cumin, chile powder, salt, to taste, lemon juice, and oil in a bowl.
• For the skewers: Add the paneer, onion, and peppers to the marinade. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the paneer and vegetables to marinate for 30 to 40 minutes, or longer in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and oil a baking sheet.
• Thread the vegetables and paneer alternately onto the skewers and place on the baking sheet. Bake the skewers in the oven for 7 minutes, drizzle over the melted butter, turn and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes, or until charred at the edges.
• Sprinkle the skewers with chaat masala, and serve. The paneer skewers are also great served with green chutney.

SPICED PANEER

Steps:

• Heat 1cm oil in a large frying pan and fry the paneer in batches until golden brown - watch out as the oil spits. Scoop it on to kitchen paper.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and gently fry the coriander seeds, ginger, chilli and onion for about 8- 10 minutes until golden. Tip in the tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes until they start to soften. Add the other spices and honey, stir and simmer for a few minutes.
• Tip the paneer into the sauce and stir. Simmer for a few minutes, then add the chopped coriander and shredded ginger. Serve sprinkled with peppers and spring onions.

HARIALI PANEER TIKKA (GREEN PANEER SKEWERS)

Steps:

• Put the garlic, chiles, coriander and mint leaves in a blender and process until ground, then transfer to a bowl. Add the tamarind paste and mix together. Season with salt. The amount of chiles and salt can be increased or decreased to taste. This chutney should be consumed on the day it is made.
• To prepare the marinade, put the yogurt, cream, garlic paste, cilantro leaves, red and green chile pastes, chutney, roasted gram flour and oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and mix together.
• Coat the paneer with the marinade and set aside for about 2 hours.
• Prepare a charcoal grill, or alternatively preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4. Take a metal skewer and thread the marinated paneer cubes through it, leaving a 2.5-cm/1-inch gap between each cube. Roast over a charcoal grill or in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.