Sofyani Paneer Tikka

sofyani paneer tikka 

It is a popular mughlai snack which can be easily made at home soft, juicy chunks of paneer marinated in curd mixture with sunf and then baked, served with cooked veggies.

Ingredients

For filling

Grated cottage cheese               1 cup

Mint chutney                             1 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black pepper                to taste

For marinate

Curd                                         ½ cup

Ginger garlic paste                    1 ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Garam masala powder               2 tsp

Fennel seeds                            1 tsp

Gram flour                                 1 ½ tsp

For accompaniment

Oil                                            1 tbsp

Red yellow green

bell pepper diced                       1 cup

Tomato dices                            ¼ cup

Onion dices                              ¼ cup

Chaat masala                           1 tsp

For garnish

Mint chutney

Tomato chutney

Mint leaves

Coriander leaves

Method

To make filling

Take a mixing bowl, add grated cottage cheese, mint chutney, salt, crushed black pepper and mix well.

prepare filling

To marinate

Take a bowl, add yogurt, ginger garlic paste, salt, garam masala powder, fennel seeds, gram flour and mix well.

batter

Now cut the paneer in cubes and slit it from the center. 

cut the paneer cube then slit

Then fill the stuffing into slit.

stuffing the paneer 

Then marinate the cottage cheese (paneer) cubes in the prepared mixture.

put stuffed paneer in batter

Now keep them on the baking tray and pour the remaining mixture on top of it.

 marinated paneer on baking tray

Then bake at 200 degree Celsius for 10 – 12 minutes.

To make accompaniment

Heat oil in a pan add all sliced bell pepper, onion slice, tomato slice, chaat masala then sauté and cook upto 50%.

half cook veggies 

Once baked the paneer remove from oven.

Put add one by one with half cooked bell pepper onion and tomato in skewer.

put all in skewers 

Then serve it with mint and tomato chutney, garnish with coriander and mint leaves.

garnish paneer tikka and serve