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Grilled Minty Paneer

4.30 from 3 votes
Grilled Minty Paneer - Plattershare - Recipes, food stories and food lovers

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A hearty healthy paneer or Indian cottage cheese snack ready in minutes and providing the essential proteins for budding athletes or growing up youngsters. Paneer or Indian cottage cheese marinated with mint is just another wonderful combination that is most often overlooked but mint flavor is actually the backbone of this recipe.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Served AsBrunch, Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
CuisineIndian
Recipe Taste Salty, Sour, Spicy, Sweet, Tangy
Servings 4
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Ingredients
  

  • 14 oz Paneer
  • 1 Marinade
  • 1/2 bunch Mint
  • 2 Spinach handfuls
  • 2 Green Chilies
  • 1 tsp Garlic Paste or garlic minced garlic
  • 1/2 bunch Coriander fresh
  • 1 tbsp Greek Yoghurt or curd or thick curd
  • 2 Marinade
  • 2 tbsp Greek Yoghurt
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste heaped
  • 1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tbsp Black Sesame Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Ajwain carom seeds
  • 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
  • Pita Bread
  • Onion tomato, cucumber, lettuce as garnish/accompaniment sliced
  • Lemon Juice as per taste
  • dash Chaat Masala
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Instructions
 

  • Wash, drain and dry the vegetables and herbs.
  • Blend in mixie all marinade 1 ingredients to a fine paste.
  • Cut paneer in 2 x 2 in squares and about 1/2" thick and slit them horizontally 3/4 way (not through and through).
  • Place a teaspoonful of the mint chutney filling in the slit of each slice of paneer, spreading evenly.
  • Apply marinade 2 all over each slice of paneer. Skewer and grill in a tandoor until lightly browned on the edges.
  • If you cannot access a tandoor, use skewers under a hot grill. Serve hot with a sprinkling of lemon juice and chaat masala.
  • Warm the pita bread on tawa or microwave. Stuff it with onion slices, tomato slices, cucumber slices, shredded lettuce and apply mint mayonnaise (marinade 1 mixed in plain mayonnaise). Drizzle grated Cheese.

Notes

Usually store bought paneer is often hard so Always keep paneer or Indian cottage cheese immersed in warm water or milk to maintain its softness. 
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