Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe Restaurant Style
Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe Restaurant Style - Indian cottage cheese or paneer cubes are marinated with masala or spices and grilled to make a tikka out of them. The gravy is prepared with whole spices, ghee, diced onions, pureed onions, ginger garlic paste, and tomato puree. The grilled chunks of Paneer are added and simmered until perfectly cooked.
Equipment
- Grill Pan
- wok
Ingredients
- 250 gm Paneer cut in 1" cubes
To coat the paneer
- ½ Cup Plain Yogurt
- 1 Tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1 Tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 Tsp Garam masala
- 1 Tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 Tsp Ajwain
- 1 Tbsp Besan or Gram Flour
For Paneer Tikka Masala Gravy
- 2 Tbsp Refined Oil and more for grilling paneer
- 1 Tsp Ghee
- 3-4 Pods Green Cardamom
- 1 Pod Large Cardamom
- 3-4 Sticks Cinnamon broken
- 3-4 pieces Black Peppercorns
- 3-4 pieces cloves
- 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Tsp Coriander Seeds
- 1 Medium-sized Onion diced
- 2 Medium-sized Onion Pureed
- 2 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 Cup Tomato Puree about 3 medium-sized tomatoes
- ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
- 3 Tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1 Tsp Garam masala
- 1 Tsp Salt
- ½ Cup Water as per requirement
Garnish
- 1 Tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped
- 1 Cube Butter salted
- ½ Inch Ginger Julienne
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Cream
Instructions
- In a bowl, take yogurt along with all the other mentioned spices and coat them well with the paneer cubes. Cover and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
- In a nonstick pan take refined oil and ghee. Add whole spices followed by diced onions. Add ginger-garlic paste and onion paste and saute them until the onion turns pale and the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes away. You can add some water if your masala is too dry. Add the dry spices - turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala, and salt. saute well until the spices are thoroughly cooked. Add the Tomato Puree and mix well. Cook until oil oozes out from the sides. Keep the flame low all the while. Keep stirring at regular intervals. Make sure your masala doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Heat some oil in a grill pan. Add the paneer cubes and grill both sides until they get charred. Read the blog post and learn how to grill the paneer cubes in a microwave oven.
- Once the gravy is cooked well add the grilled paneer cubes and lightly stir just to coat the paneer in the masala gravy. Add water as per your requirement. If you want too dry then just add half cup of water. If you need more gravy you can add 1 cup of water. Turn off the flame.
- Garnish your Paneer Tikka Masala with freshly chopped coriander leaves, ginger juliennes, and a knob of butter. Drizzle fresh cream on top and serve with Naan or Paratha or fried rice or puri.