Kesari Paneer Tikka

Ingredients 

• A large pinch of saffron soaked in water
• 250 grams cottage cheese (paneer) cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3-4 tablespoons fresh cream
• 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• ½ teaspoon green chilli paste
• 1 tablespoon gram flour (besan) roasted
• Salt to taste
• Chaat masala to sprinkle
• 1 medium red capsicum cut into 1-inch squares
• 1 medium green capsicum cut into 1-inch squares
• 1 medium yellow capsicum cut into 1-inch squares
• Butter for cooking + basting 
• Oil as required
• A few strands of saffron + to garnish 
• Green chutney to serve
• Onion rings to serve
• Lemon slices to serve

Method

1. Take fresh cream in a shallow bowl, add ginger-garlic paste and green chilli paste and mix well. Add 3 tsps saffron water with a few strands. Add gram flour and mix well to make a thick marinade.
2. Add salt and mix. Sprinkle chaat masala on the cottage cheese pieces and add them to the marinade. Mix well till all the pieces are well coated.
3. Add red, green and yellow capsicums to the marinade. Sprinkle a little salt over them and mix well. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.
4. Skewer the mixed capsicums and cottage cheese in this way: yellow capsicum, cottage cheese, green capsicum, cottage cheese and red capsicum. Similarly, prepare more skewers.
5. Heat some butter and oil in a non-stick grill pan, place the skewers in it and grill, rotating the skewers, till they are golden brown on all sides. In between,n baste them with a little butter.
6. Remove the tikkas from the skewers and arrange them on a serving platter. Sprinkle a little chaat masala over them and serve immediately with green chutney, onion rings and lemon slices.