Paneer Tikka with Italian mix spice and Pesto yogurt dip
Source : Cut The Paneer In 1 Inch Chunks In A Big Bowl Combine The Bell Peppers Onions And All The Ingredients Under Marinade Add Paneer To It And Very Gently M...
PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings
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at : June 3, 2026
Step:
Cut the Paneer in 1 inch chunks. In a big bowl combine the bell peppers, onions and all the ingredients under marinade. Add paneer to it and very gently mix everything together. Let the paneer and vegetables sit in the marinade for 15-20 minutes.
Take metal skewers and pierce the Paneer and vegetable chunks on it. Hold the skewer using gloves or silicon handle. Turn on the gas and grill the tikkas and vegetables on an open flame till it is well roasted and black spots appear on them. Keep turning the skewers for even roasting. It doesn’t take much long. 1-2 minutes of grilling is sufficient.
One good option to get even roasting is to skewer the vegetables together and the Paneer chunks together in different skewers. As paneer and vegetables have different grilling time. Take out in a platter.
For the pesto yogurt dip, grind the basil, garlic, nuts, olive oil, salt and yogurt to a fine paste in a mixer grinder.
Serve the Italian paneer tikkas along with the pesto dip.
Ingredients
250 gms Paneer
1/2 green bell pepper cut in 1 inch squares
1/2 , red bell pepper cut in 1 inch squares (you can use tomatoes as well, just deseed the tomatoes and cut in squares)
1/2 onion cut in 1 inch squares
Marinade
2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tbsp Mixed Italian Herbs
1 tsp (or less) Crushed red chilli
1 1/4 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Turmeric (optional/ for colour)
Pesto yogurt dip
1/2 cups basil leaves (or 1/2 cup coriander with few tulsi leaves)
1 clove garlic crushed
1 1/2 tbsp chopped pine nuts or walnuts
1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup curd/yogurt
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
Garnish
Basil leaves: few
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