Paneer tikka masala is a flavorful side dish prepared with a flavorful paneer tikka prepared by marinating paneer. Paneer tikka masala tastes yum for mild variety rice, naan, roti.
Recently when I had buffet in Indian restaurant I tasted Paneer Tikka Masala. It was delicious, I could taste paneer butter masala flavor along with paneer tikka taste. I tried combining paneer butter masala and paneer tikka recipe.
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Paneer butter masala
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Marination time : 2 hours | Cooking Time : 45 mins
Recipe Category: Side dish
Ingredients:
For Tikka:
Paneer – 1 packet (225 gram)
For marination:
Hung Curd/Sour Cream – 3 tbsp +1 tsp (I used Sour Cream)
Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Garam Masala powder – 1/4 tsp
Tandoori Masala – 1 tsp
Chat Masala – 1/4 tsp (optional)
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
How to make hung curd:
Hang 1/3 cup curd in a muslin cloth or any thin cloth for an hour to make the required hung curd.
For Gravy:
Onion – 2
Tomato – 3
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
Garam Masala powder- 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
Heavy Cream – 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt – as needed
Butter – 1 tbsp
Method:
- Preheat the oven at 400 deg F
- Cube the Paneer and keep it aside. In a separate bowl Mix the ingredients listed under ‘for marination’ and keep aside. Mix paneer with the marinated ingredients and keep refrigerated for 2 hours (minimum an hour). Take it out and arrange the Paneer in the baking tray
- Bake them for 15-18 mins, turning over in between for even cooking. Paneer tikka is ready
- Boil onion and tomato in hot water and strain the water. When it comes to room temperature, blend them into fine paste
- Add butter to the pan. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the blended tomato and onion puree and cook for 3-5 minutes
- Add garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and allow it to cook for 2-3mins
- Add heavy cream and cook till it starts boiling. Add paneer tikka and cook for 2 minutes and switch off
Ingredients
- For Tikka:
- Paneer - 1 packet 225 gram
- For marination:
- Hung Curd/Sour Cream - 3 tbsp +1 tsp I used Sour Cream
- Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- Garam Masala powder - 1/4 tsp
- Tandoori Masala - 1 tsp
- Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp optional
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- How to make hung curd:
- Hang 1/3 cup curd in a muslin cloth or any thin cloth for an hour to make the required hung curd.
- For Gravy:
- Onion - 2
- Tomato - 3
- Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
- Garam Masala powder- 1 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
- Heavy Cream - 3 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
- Cinnamon Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Butter - 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 400 deg F
- Cube the Paneer and keep it aside. In a separate bowl Mix the ingredients listed under 'for marination' and keep aside. Mix paneer with the marinated ingredients and keep refrigerated for 2 hours (minimum an hour). Take it out and arrange the Paneer in the baking tray
- Bake them for 15-18 mins, turning over in between for even cooking. Paneer tikka is ready
- Boil onion and tomato in hot water and strain the water. When it comes to room temperature, blend them into fine paste
- Add butter to the pan. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the blended tomato and onion puree and cook for 3-5 minutes
- Add garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and allow it to cook for 2-3mins
- Add heavy cream and cook till it starts boiling. Add paneer tikka and cook for 2 minutes and switch off
This looks perfect. I have yet to try a paneer dish. I especially like paneer with a tomato and onion based sauce. Yum!
Try paneer this way.. I m sure you will like ir
I will try it. I have been planning on making my own paneer too. My daughter has made it a few times and it’s really good. I’ll use it for this.
Happy new year!
Thanku Do try waiting to hear from you:-)
Ah, I love paneer tikka masala! Used to buy it all the time from takeaway places…only made it once though. Maybe sometime soon!
Thanku:-) try this recipe i m sure you will like it
Delicious Vidya!!
Thanku Naina:-)
Looks so delicious….
Thanku Swapna:-)
Wow looks fabulous- love love love it…. 🙂
Thanku Chitra:-)
That looks delicious. Your paneer is so golden brown I will have to try the oven method, I always cook in a pan on the stovetop.
Thanks Suzanne:-) Stove top method also gives great taste i like it
Yum…looks delicious! I love paneer and I love tikka masala, but I have never had them together. Sounds so tasty!
I m sure you will like paneer and Tikka together.. Waiting to here from you. Thanku:-)
nice…..
Thanku
Wishing you a most special and spiritual 2015.
peace in our time, Eddie
Wish you a happy ams prosperous new year:-)
Omg. Looks amazing! I wanna try it so bad!!!
Thanku:-) do try and let me know
You know that I’ve never tried paneer! And I will next time when I’m at any Indian restaurant, because I see it very often posted in our veggie group- by the way by reading your blog I’ve learnt a few things and was able to identify them properly last time when I was at the Indian place 🙂 It was good to know ! xx
I m so glad to hear such comment from you Marta:-) glad you like it, do try it dear:-)
I love paneer and this recipe looks fabulous. Thanks for posting.
Thanku:-)
i like paneer in any form will surely try this one. Thanks a ton and wish you a very happy new year 🙂
Thanku Dilip:-)
Thanks for your final notes they definitely are very useful!!! happy ney year again !!!
Thanku and wish u the same:-)
Superb paneer recipe! Will surely try this one!
Thanku Saritha:-)