Wednesday 4 May 2016

How To Make Paneer Tikka Masala

Paneer tikka masala recipe with detailed photos. Paneer tikka masala is favorite with a popular punjabi dish and many.


This paneer tikka masala recipe is substantial and pretty rich and is restaurant style. The sauce is made with onions, tomato puree, yogurt and cream.
One point which is crucial is balance in the flavors and taste while making the sauce or gravy. I propose to use ripe, reddish and somewhat sweet tomatoes and fresh curd/yogurt. Avoid using tomatoes which are too tangy or sour. the same rule applies with yogurt. Use not one which has become sour and fresh complete fat yogurt.
Its better to make paneer at home for making any paneer based curry dish.
I already have a paneer tikka recipe posted which is a bit spiced and flavored with ajwain (carom seeds). You may also check paneer tikka recipe on range top, rapid paneer tikka and achari paneer tikka recipe, if you like paneer tikka. Other versions of this popular bite are mushroom tikka masala, mushroom tikka, tandoori aloo and tandoori gobi or gobi tikka.
So some homework work often helps paneer tikka masala is a dish that is extended. It is possible to marinate the paneer the night before and keep in the fridge.
the tikka recipe is quite versatile and can be grilled, broiled as well as pan fried. I have shown both pan fried approach and the broiled in this post. If you favor less hand work grill the paneer tikka.
paneer tikka masala goes best with naan (plain or butter) and even with tandoori rotis. They can also be served with some jeera rice or saffron rice and rotis. Do try this restaurant style paneer tikka masala recipe.


Step-by-step paneer tikka masala recipe:

1: whisk the hung curd/yogurt till smooth. you can also use a really thick curd instead of hung curd.
2. Add all the ginger- garlic paste, spice powders, salt, gram flour or corn starch and mix well.
3. add the paneer cubes, onions, bell pepper.
4. Lightly combine again so that the marination coats the bell and paneer pepper evenly. marinate for the absolute minimum of 1 hour or overnight in the fridge.
5. meanwhile boil water with a pinch of salt. Add halved onions and tomatoes. You can even add the hot water and cashews. A creamier consistency is given by adding cashews with a sweetness that is fine. After drain and chop tomatoes and the onions roughly. Its blanching that is not crucial to blanch, but reduces the cooking time after.
6. The marinated veggie and paneer after one and a half hour.
7. This process makes the pan to clean after.
8. String the paneer cubes on a metal or bamboo skewers and set them on the prepared pan. Preheat your routine oven 390 degrees fahrenheit, for atleast 10 minutes before you grill the tikkas. for a standard oven, heat both the top and bottom components and keep the pan in the center stand. For a microwave oven use preheat and the convection mode at 180 degrees celsius/350 degrees fahrenheit.
9. Brush about ½ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon oil equally on the paneer and bell pepper blocks.
10. grill the paneer in an preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius/390 degrees fahrenheit for 15-25 minutes (based on the oven temperatures). I 've a really slow oven, so it took 28 minutes for the paneer cubes to be grilled and browned at the edges. When the paneer is getting grilled in the oven simply keep an eye. For a microwave oven use 180 degrees celsius, in the convection mode /350 degrees for grilling the tikka fahrenheit.
11. below is the oven grilled paneer tikka. you can brown the edges more if you need.
pan frying or stove top way of paneer tikka:
12. heat about 1/2 tablespoons oil in a pan. Put the threaded paneer tikka with the skewers on the pan.
13. Till all the sides are browned keep on rotating. Add more oil while frying if needed. keep the fried paneer tikka aside.
14. Roughly chop the onions that are blanched and make a paste that is fine. forgot to take a pic.
15. in exactly the same pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add the onion paste.
16. stir frequently and saute till the onions paste turns golden.
17. add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away.
18.
19. Add all the dry spice powders – turmeric, coriander powder, red chili powder and garam masala/tandoori masala.
20. Stir so the spices are comprised in the masala paste evenly.
21. Now remove from the fire. Add whipped fresh curd/yogurt. Removing the pan wo’t enable the yogurt. Use complete fresh and fat curd.
21. stir well.
22. Add water and salt. Stir again.
23. The consistency can be kept by you from medium to thick. The consistency can be altered by adding less or more water.
24. check the flavor and add more salt or cream if you prefer. It is possible to additionally about 1/2 to 1 tsp of sugar for a light sweet. that is taste
25. then add the paneer tikka together with the veggies.
26. Stir and switch off the fire.
27: garnish paneer tikka masala with coriander leaves. Serve paneer tikka masala with some naan, rotis or jeera rice.

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