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Paneer tikka is usually made of paneer and capsicum mixed with fresh curd and a variety of powdered spices. These are then either grilled or fried nicely to perfection. The steps to make paneer tikka at home are easy, as you will learn in my recipe.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Paneer tikka is a delightful dish.
Serve them with green chutney, tamarind chutney, or tomato ketchup.
Paneer tikka tastes creamy and spicy.
Other similar tikkas are aloo tikka, vegetable tikka, vegetable paneer tikka, and cheese tikka.

The Ingredients:

200 grams paneer (cottage cheese, cut in cubes)
½ cup curd (125 ml)
½ tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp chaat masala
1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
3 tsp besan (gram flour)
1 tbsp kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
Salt to taste
2 tsp mustard oil
Green capsicum (a few cubes)
Red capsicum (a few cubes)
1 tbsp cooking oil (for brushing the frying pan)
Skewers as needed

I came across this recipe from the staff who helped in my sons’ nursery school. She always packed homemade food and sometimes offered me a bite when I went to pick up my son. One day, she brought these delicious tikkas and said it was her comfort recipe.

I asked how to make it, and she explained it lovingly. I made them the very next day at home. My husband said it felt like love and care, and my sons called it “school memory food.” Now, it is one of our favorite evening snacks. That moment reminded me that those who care for children also cook with quiet devotion worth remembering.

How to Make Paneer Tikka? (Step by Step Guide with Images)

Step 1: Take ½ cup (125 ml) of curd in a clean mixing bowl.

Step 2: Add ½ tsp of black pepper powder, ½ tsp of garam masala powder, ½ tsp of cumin powder, ½ tsp of coriander powder, ½ tsp of turmeric powder, and 1 tsp of Kashmiri chili powder to it.

Step 3: Follow it with 3 tsp of besan (gram flour), ½ tsp of chaat masala, salt to taste, 1 tbsp of kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves), and 2 tsp of mustard oil.

Step 4: Mix everything nicely.

Step 5: Add 200 grams of paneer or cottage cheese (cut in cubes).

Step 6: Mix them nicely.

Step 7: Then add a few cubes of green and red capsicum to it.

(Pro tip: You can also add cubes of onions if you want. I am not using it as I am making completely veg paneer tikka).

Step 8: Mix all of them nicely as well. Keep the bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes to set properly.

Step 9: After half an hour, take the bowl out of the fridge. Insert a capsicum cube, a couple of paneer cubes, then a capsicum and two paneer cubes again, and lastly another capsicum cube in a skewer.