Name: Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka Masala
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 300 gm paneer (cubed in 1 inch pieces); 1 capsicum (cubed in 1 inch pieces); 1 onion (cubed in 1 inch pieces; For marination: 1/4 cup hung curd or thick curd; 1 tbsp Besan (gram flour); 1 tsp corn flour; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garlic paste; 1/2 tsp Ginger paste; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; Fir gravy: 2 Onions chopped; 5-6 garlic cloves; 1 inch ginger; 3-4 to matoes chopped; 6-7 cashews; 2 tbsp peanuts; 2 green chillies finely chopped; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 2 tsp Kasuri methi; 1 bay leaf; 1/4 cup hung curd or milk cream or malai; Salt; Coriander sprigs for garnish

Paneer Tikka masala is a simple & easy to make recipe. You can make it on Tawa or in otg.

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Served AsDinner, Lunch

CuisineIndian

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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Whisk curd in a bowl. Add all ingredients of marination mix well.
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Add Paneer, capsicum & onions in curd paste.
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Gently mix so that the marination coats the paneer, onions and capsicum evenly. cover the bowl & marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes or for 1 hour
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Cut onion, garlic & ginger in pieces. Add 1/4 cup water & cover it. Boil them for 3-4 minutes. Switch off gas.
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Once onions cooled. Add cashews & peanuts in Mixer jar and grind them in fine paste. Grind tomatoes & green chillies separately.
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Heat Kadhai. Add oil. Add onions paste. Saute until it separates oil in a Kadhai or turns golden brown.
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Now add tomato paste. Saute all until leaves oil.
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Add kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt, Garam Masala & Kasuri Methi. Saute all for 1 minute. Add 1.5 cup water in it. Let it boil. Add hung curd or milk cream. Stir all. Boil gravy on slow flame.
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Meanwhile on another stove Heat pan. Add oil. Place Paneer pieces. Shallow fry paneer cubes on high flame. Flip them & roast on each side.
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In same pan drizzle some oil. Place marinated capsicum & onions. Shallow fry them on high flame on each side.
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Add fried paneer, capsicum & onions in gravy. Boil them for 2-3 minutes.
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Restaurant style Paneer Tikka masala is ready to serve. Garnish with coriander sprigs. Serve hot with butter naan or tandoori roti.