kritika's Kitchen: Paneer Tikka masala

Paneer Tikka Masala-Gravy

Paneer tikka gravy recipe with stepwise pictures for beginners. This dish will very delicious with marination paneer cubes.Its is an beat combination with naan and roti.Wow ,it wll be awesome. Try it and taste it.

Ingredients:

For marination:

Paneer - 200 Grams

Capsicum - 1 (Remove the seeds)

Tomato - 1 Big (Remove the seeds)

Hung curd - 1/2 cup (see the below notes)

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 1/4 tsp

Kasthuri methi - 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Salt - As needed

Oil- 1 tbsp

Paneer Shallow Frying:

Oil - 1 and 1/2 tbsp

For the Gravy:

Oil - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 big (Finely Chopped)

Tumeric Powder - a pinch

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp

Maida - 1/2 tsp

Tomato puree - 1 cup

Coriander Powder - 2tsp

Cumin Powder - 1 tsp

Red Chilly Powder - 1 tbsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Fresh Cream - 1/4 cup

Preparation For hung curd:

Hang the curd in a clean muslin cloth for 3 to 4 hours.

Drain all the water form the curd

Nearly 1 1/2 cup of curd to get 1/2 cup of hung curd.

Preparation for Marination:

Cut the paneer into cubes,remove the seeds from tomato and capsicum and cut into square pieces.

In a bowl ,mix all the above marination ingredients and mix well and keep aside for more than a hour for marination.

After marination, Heat the oil in tawa or pan shallow fry all the paneer cubes, capsicum ,tomatoes separately and keep aside.

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds when it get splutters, add the onion and suate it till it becomes golden brown color.

Add the ginger -garlic paste , turmeric powder, maida and suate it for 2 mins.

Add tomato puree ,cumin powder, chilly powder , coriander powder, garam masala podwer, salt and suate it untill oil oozes out. Now Add a cup of water brings to boil for 5 to 8 mins.