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Kesari Paneer Tikka - SK Khazana

Cottage cheese cubes marinated in saffron flavoured marinade and grilled with coloured capsicums This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Kesari Paneer Tikka - SK Khazana

Main Ingredients Saffron, Cottage cheese (paneer)
Cuisine Indian
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Kesari Paneer Tikka - SK Khazana

  • a large pi Saffron soaked in water
  • 250 grams Cottage cheese (paneer) cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 3-4 tablespoons Fresh cream
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Green chilli paste
  • 1 tablespoon Gram flour (besan) roasted
  • to taste Salt
  • to sprinkle Chaat masala
  • 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
  • for cookin for basting Butter
  • as required Oil
  • a few stra to garnish Saffron
  • to serve Green chutney
  • to serve Onion rings
  • to serve Lemon slices

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 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.
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