Indian Cooking Recipe: Tandoori Paneer
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Tandoori Paneer
Ingredients:
1. 1/2 kg paneer (cottage cheese) cut into 1 - 1 1/2 inch cubes
2. 1-2 capsicums, cored, deseeded and cut into 1 inch pieces
3. 1 onion
4. 2-3 tomatoes, halved, deseeded and cut into 1 - 1 1/2 inch pieces
5. 2-3 tbsp tandoori paste or tandoori powder
6. 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
7. 1 c thick yoghurt
8. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
9. 2 tsp each of coriander powder, garam masala, cumin powder
10. 3/4 tsp crushed caraway seeds or oregano
11. 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
12. 1 1/2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)
13. 1 tsp salt
14. 1 tbsp + additional oil for grilling
15. 3-4 lemons halved and chaat masala - for serving
Method of Preparation:
Peel and halve the onion. Cut it into 1 - 1 1/2 inch pieces, separating each layer of the onion. The paneer cubes, capsicum, tomato and onion pieces should be more or less of the same size.
Stir the remaining ingredients into the yoghurt. Taste the marinade and adjust seasoning. Add the yoghurt mixture to the paneer and vegetables, mix well and leave to marinate, covered in the fridge preferably for 12-24 hrs or at least for 8 hrs.
On a bamboo skewer, thread in the following order or in any other order you want - one piece of paneer, capsicum, paneer, onion, paneer, tomato and so on. Grill for about 15 minutes or until cooked, brushing with marinade several times and lastly with oil. During grilling, rotate the skewers occasionally.
Sprinkle chaat masala over the grilled paneer and vegetables
