India is full of spices and the spices found here are used to prepare delicious dishes, paneer tikka being one of them. Paneer tikka is a royal dish that not only adds taste to your food but also a rich flavour to any party you throw be it a birthday party or an anniversary. It will be loved on all occasions. Here is an easy recipe of paneer tikka that only takes 30 minutes to get properly cooked and serves a total of 4 people. Have a look and try it out:

INGREDIENTS
For preparing Tikkas:

• 2 cups of cubes of paneer (1 inch each)
• 1 cup of cubes of onions (1 inch each)
• 1 cup of cubes of capsicum (1 inch each)
• 1 cup of cubes of tomatoes (1 inch each) (pulp should be removed before cutting into cubes)
• 1 tablespoon of oil

Tandoori Marinade for the tikkas:

• ¼ cup of beaten dahi (curd)
• 1 tablespoon of chilli powder
• ½ tablespoon of haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• ½ tablespoon of adrak paste (ginger paste)
• 1/4 tablespoon of lehsun paste (garlic paste)
• ¼ tablespoon of gram flour
• ½ tablespoon of chat masala
• ½ tablespoon of kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves- dried)
• ½ tablespoon of garam masala
• 2-3 drops of food colour (red) (optional)
• Salt-to taste

METHOD
1. Combine well all the above mentioned vegetables that are tomatoes, paneer, capsicum and onions.
2. To these vegetables add the marinade properly and start tossing them in such a way that all the ingredients are mixed properly.
3. Keep the tikkas mixed with marinade aside for some time (say 20 minutes).
4. You can now cook the tikkas on the bar-be-que by arranging them on the skwers for a few moments. In case you don’t have a bar-be-que option available with you then you can even use a griddle or an oven to cook them.
5. When you find that the tikkas are turning reddish brown then you can remove them from the flame. They are now ready to be served.

Serve the paneer tikkas hot with tomato ketchup or any other chutney that is liked by you.