Paneer Tikka is a popular Indian starter made by marinating paneer with hung curd, herbs, spices with tandoori flavor and char grilling it. I have shared recipes for Paneer Tikka using stove top and oven methods. Paneer Tikka is relished for its taste, aroma and a great choice of appetizer for a grand lunch. Learn to make Paneer Tikka with step by step pictures.
Paneer Tikka is a must try at home as homemade tastes so good. The first time when I tried Paneer Tikka at home that time I haven’t tasted it at all though have tasted paneer tikka masala many times. So when I asked hubby to taste and tell me the feedback, he said it tastes better than restaurants and that was a huge compliment for a first timer. After that paneer tikka has become a regular demand at home.
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About Paneer Tikka
Paneer Tikka is made by marinating paneer in a spicy tandoori marinade and chargrilling it. You can infuse smoke using a charcoal to get that exact smoky flavor as in restaurants.
I have tried Paneer Tikka both in oven and stove top methods. I love the oven method more as it is easy also the flavor is very good. So if you have oven try using it and if you don’t have oven use the stove top method.
Paneer Tikka is super simple to make at home. It is a perfect starter and can be a great side dish too. You can even grill these on tandoor oven or even on direct fire. You can air fry them using an air fryer too.
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Paneer Tikka Ingredients
- Paneer – Choose firm fresh paneer. You can choose to use either homemade or store bought paneer.
- Hung curd – Hang curd in a cheese cloth until all the water drips off to get thick hung curd.
- Vegetables – I have used onion, tomato and capsicum along with paneer.
- Spice powders – Turmeric powder, Red chili powder, Garam masala powder, Chat masala powder and Pepper powders are used here.
- Ginger garlic paste – Ginger garlic paste adds flavor to the gravy.
- Herbs – Kasoori methi is used with the marinade which makes it flavorful.
How to make Paneer Tikka Step by Step
1.How to make hung curd: Hang 1/2 cup curd in a muslin cloth)or any thin cloth) for an hour to make the required hung curd.
Chop capsicum, tomato and onion into medium sized squares just enough to insert into skewers. Cube the paneer and make it ready. Now mix the ingredients listed under ‘for the marinade’ and keep aside.
2.Now mix paneer with the marinated ingredients and keep refrigerated for an hr. Then take it out and insert the paneer, capsicum, tomato and onion in skewers alternatively. Arrange the remaining paneer pieces on the tray itself. Brush with oil on top.
3.Preheat the oven at 210 DEG C and arrange the paneer tikkas in the baking tray and grill the paneer tikkas for 15-18 minutes turning over the skewers in between for even cooking. Your paneer tikkas are ready, serve hot with green chutney and raw onions.
Serve hot!
Expert Tips
- You can even marinade capsicum, onion and tomato with the marination ingredients or just insert them raw. I usually do the paneer marination first then use the left over marination curd mix for onion-tomato-capsicum.
- You can also arrange the paneer tikkas straight on the wire rack itself but be careful with the temperature (if you are using this method) as the tikkas are exposed to the flame directly.
- You can skip tomatoes and use different color capsicums too.
- Make sure the paneer pieces are firm enough to insert else it will break in between.
Serving and Storage
Serve hot as a starter with green chutney. Paneer Tikka keeps well in room temperature for a day. I would not recommend storing it after cooking – you can marinade and store in fridge for 2 days, then grill it when needed.
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Paneer Tikka Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized onion cubed
- 1 medium sized tomato cubed
- 1 medium sized capsicum cubed
For the marinade:
- 15 medium sized paneer cubes
- 3 tablespoon hung curd
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- a pinch turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chat masala powder or tandoori masala powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- How to make hung curd: Hang 1/2 cup curd in a muslin cloth)or any thin cloth) for an hour to make the required hung curd.
- Chop capsicum, tomato and onion into medium sized squares just enough to insert into skewers. Cube the paneer and make it ready. Now mix the ingredients listed under ‘for the marination’ and keep aside.
- Now mix paneer with the marinated ingredients and keep refrigerated for an hr. Then take it out and insert the paneer, capsicum, tomato and onion in skewers alternatively. Arrange the remaining paneer pieces on the tray itself. Brush with oil on top.
- Preheat the oven at 210 DEG C and arrange the paneer tikkas in the baking tray and grill the paneer tikkas for 15-18 minutes turning over the skewers in between for even cooking. Your paneer tikkas are ready, serve hot with green chutney and raw onions.
- Serve hot!
Notes
- You can even marinade capsicum,onion and tomato with the marination ingredients or just insert them raw. I usually do the paneer marination first then use the left over marination curd mix for onion-tomato-capsicum.
- You can also arrange the paneer tikkas straight on the wire rack itself but be careful with the temperature (if you are using this method) as the tikkas are exposed to the flame directly.
- You can skip tomatoes and use different color capsicums too.
- Make sure the paneer pieces are firm enough to insert else it will break in between.
Priti
Looks so gud …very very tempting and love the pics Sharmi …awesome
GEETHA ACHAL
Looks so perfect and tempting…
Tina
beautiful clicks sharmi…paneer looks yummy.
Arundhuti
Wow! looks nice with lovely clicks..
Suja Sugathan
Perfect and delicious,so so tempting.
Kairali sisters
Simply superb, Sharmi!!!
Cilantro
My daughter will definitely love this. Looks delicious!!!
RAKS KITCHEN
Lovely presentation,I like your skewers very much have to look for one like this,will be handy… Recipe is nice too..
Reshmi Mahesh
Tempting and yummy…
Jyoti
Droolworthy.. Yumm
Prathima Rao
Looks superb & yes better than any restaurant!!! Has the tandoor effect too & paneer is perfectly cooked 🙂
Prathima Rao
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Yummy Team
WOW! Mouth-watering clicks! Love it..
Sarah Naveen
Oh gal..that looks so so good…so does the tomato soup down :)..love to have this both now…
Paaka Shaale
WOW!!! simply mouthwatering!! Slurp 🙂
Kalpana Sareesh
mouhtwatering my 1st order at any restaurant..love it..
Suman Singh
Paneer tikka looks awesome..nice and easy recipe..thanks for sharing!
Nithya
Fantastic tikka 🙂 The browning of all the ingredients is so even and nice 🙂 Should be a way better method than stove top. I have grill mode in my oven but haven't dared to try it yet. Your post is making me want to give it a try 🙂
Second pic is classic and I love the towel 🙂
Swathi
Paneer tikka looks delicious.
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Paneer Tikka looks yummy. Perfectly done.
Swarnavalli Suresh
Looks very inviting.. amazing pics
Priya
Pictures itself tempts me a lot, my all time fav..
JishasKitchen
wow..that looks so perfect and tempting…as usual beautiful clicks too..:)
An Open Book
i shud pass on this recipe to my mom ..she recently grilled paneer and said she was looking for more varieties..lovely idea
divya
Wow it looks sooo tempting .. feel like having it right now 🙂 wonderful clicks too…
Gargi Joshi
Looking very delicious
Kitchen Flavours
Wow…my favorite….looks extremely yum….perfect recipe….
kaveri
Looks very very tempting…Beautiful clicks..
jeyashrisuresh
all time fav. u made it so perfect and love ur clicks
Ramya
What a yummy looking tikka:-) Please pass me one skewer !!
Sharmi
tikka looks so pretty! your blog is lovely with very nice clicks:)
Now Serving
This is on the menu for Saturday when I am having some guests over! The marinade I make is almost exactly with the same ingredients as yours – which means I am doing the right thing 😉
LOVELY pictures and beautiful post!
Cham
Very tempting, great for vegetarian BBQ!
Pavithra
Looks yumm 🙂 My fav one too 🙂
miri goes phishing!
i have immense respect for ppl who try to do pictorial step by step blog….i love all the snaps on your blog…i'm really so glad u left me a comment n' i found your blog atleast now…:)
Jyoti
Hey.. I have tried it a couple of times and finally got to put it in my blog! Do check out!Thanks for the amazing recipe!
Sujatha
Hi,
Your dish looks so yummy. I was about to buy an OTG. Can you please suggest a good one. If your doing good job then please let me know the brand name. 🙂 awaiting your reply.
Sharmilee! :)
@Sujatha : Reg the oven, I own a Morphy Richards OTG(Oven Toaster and Griller) 14liters.In OTG the only thing we cant do as in microwave is normal cooking. I wanted a oven only for baking and grilling so went in for OTG. If you want to cook and bake then go in for a microwave with convection mode…..Usually when baking is considered, OTG works best for cookies, cakes,muffins, bread, pizza etc….So it is based purely on onesrequirement, if you are buying only for baking then OTG is the best choice. Hope this helps! 🙂
paneer_lover
awsome dear
sharmilikannan
It really looks awesome n tempting 🙂 I dont have convention microwave in that case how much time does paneer should be grilled in ordinary microwave grill.
Anonymous
wow!!!!! mouthwatering and yummy. I have ordinary microwave grill. so how much time it takes to cook in that. pls suggest.
Sharmilee! :)
@Anonymous : In microwave, you can grill it for 13-15 mins.
Latha
Pls let me know where we get the skewers to use in a convection microwave oven in Chennai.
Sharmilee! :)
I am really not sure as mine came with the oven itelf…You can check the dealer shops of ur oven brand and see
Latha
Oh ok Thanx a lot for ur reply!
Anonymous
Can I use toothpick instead of skewers?
Sharmilee! :)
@Anon : Guess,for oven toothpick will not be suitable..but you can use wooden skewers which is available in supermarkets.
Anonymous
very easily explained especially with th help of apt pictures
thaks…i shud hurry to try this now
Priya Vijay
I have tried this …turned out really well.. good one !!
Ashish Gopal
Can i try this in a microwave oven?…if yes please give instructions
Sharmilee! :)
Yes you can try if you have grill mode in ur oven….method is the same
Arthi Krishna
can i do without a microwave or a griller? I dont have both but i love this…
SHARMILEE J
Check my paneer tikka masala post for options to make it in tawa…
Amita Naik
Hi Sharmi,
Thanks, lovely recipe.
If my oven has a rotisserie, then can I use it to make the paneer tikka? Then I won't have to turn it manually every few minutes.
Regards,
Amita
SHARMILEE J
Yes yes you can use that option am sure it will be more helpful
sucheta dalvi
Please tell me that can I use ordinary curd, OR TELL ME ANY GOOD BRAND OF HUNG CURD
SHARMILEE J
You can use homemade curd and hang it up too….Not sure of the brand of hung curd as I havent tried store bought ones so far…
sucheta dalvi
thanks, but if I dont hang and directly use..will it make a difference in taste?
SHARMILEE J
Yes hung curd is very creamy and thick…
sucheta dalvi
Sharmi, Can I use the curd from the market which is packed in earthen pots and are thick in consistency.
SHARMILEE J
yes that will be perfect
Saahshi
I am thinking doing this recipie for my kid.thank u for posting this recepie.Btw which shop i can get the skewers.
SHARMILEE J
I got the skewers with my oven itself…
Nandita Jayakrishnan
Hi. Thanks for taking the time to write such detailed recipes. Could you please advise me if a toaster oven with rotisseri function is better than an OTG without that function. I am a vegetarian; so will the Rotisserie function come in handy? Thank you so much. Looking forward to your reply. 🙂
SHARMILEE J
Rotisseri function is useful for kebabs and even for tikkas…So it depends on your requirement and usage.
ramya
HI. Thanku for the lovely recipe i have bought the same oven (the 18lts one though) which mode do i use to grill the tikkas ?? Also which mode do i use to bake potato wedges, or grill veggies and grill chicken ??
Thank you .. will be eagerly awaiting ur reply 🙂
SHARMILEE J
You can use grill mode but be creaful while using grill mode as it burns the dishes easily…check your manual for the temperature settings before you use grill mode
Shruti Sathe
Hi Sharmi, its awsum to see your wonderful creations!
I wana know how to make tikkas in microwave. Can I keep it in baking PAN in the oven?
Preheat oven at what degrees?
SHARMILEE J
You can use the same temperature if you have microwave with convection mode…..Yes you can use a baking tray…not really sure of microwave baking….
REVS CULINARY
Hi Sharmilee,
I tried your paneer tikka recipe and i kept in OTG with 210 degree Celsius for 20 mins.Still i could not see any color change. I rotated the skewers and kept it for another 20 mins more. And, finally i got that color change. But paneer pieces were very hard at the ends and soft at the middle.. Please advise what went wrong.
Thanks
Rev
SHARMILEE J
Overbaking will sure make the paneer hard….In grill mode usually browning happens faster….not sure why it didnt brown for you….Did you preheat the oven and then grill it?
muthu
hi sharmilee,
i really want to try your paneer tikka recipe,but when i tried tikka with gobi i placed small pieces in the foil kept in the tray,even within 5 mins i saw the bottom of the gobi in contact with the foil started browning and when i removed the tray the pieces got stuck in the foil,pls help me in this
Thanks
SHARMILEE J
You can grease the foil…..and also the gobi pieces so that it doesn't get stuck to the foil….
sri
hai sharmi…..neither my oven had grill mode nor d skewers can i just wrap d paneer in foil n bake for 15-20 mins?
SHARMILEE J
You can just place on the foil and bake it and turn over in between
Poornima Saminathan
When should we turn it?
SHARMILEE J
After 10mins
Kavitha
Shall I use rotisserie for this tikka nd want to know whether I ve to preheat the oven when I use the grill mode.
Sharmilee J
Not sure of rotisserie, havent used it
Iyshvarya
Hi Sharmilee,
I am a begginner for grilling. Can u pls brief how to use a baking tray?? Should it be greased?
Sharmilee J
For grilling you can either use baking tray or traditionally to get that smoky flavour you need to place the tikka directly on wirerack with foil wrapped.