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Paneer and vegetable skewers Recipe

Name: Paneer and vegetable skewers
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 125 oz ml/4½flGreek-style yoghurt; small knob fresh ginger (peeled and roughly chopped); 2-3 garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped); salt (to taste); tsp ½chilli powder (or to taste); 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp lemon juice (or to taste); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 gram tbspflour (also called chickpea flour); 1 tsp cumin powder; seeds of 6 green cardamom (ground); 300 g/10½oz paneer (cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes); 1 large onion (cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes); 1 green and 1 red capsicum pepper (cored and cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes); oil (for greasing); 6 wooden skewers (soaked for an hour); 2 tbsp butter (melted, for drizzling); chaat masala (to sprinkle, a dried spice mixture available from Asian grocers)

1 year ago

March 9, 2023

Anjum Anand Fanclub

Paneer and vegetable skewers

Paneer is the main vegetarian protein eaten in India and it is a perfect foil for Indian flavours.

Prep Time

60 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

For the marinade

125 oz ml/4½flGreek-style yoghurt
small knob fresh ginger peeled and roughly chopped
2-3 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
Salt to taste
tsp ½chilli powder or to taste
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp Lemon juice or to taste
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 gram tbspflour also called chickpea flour
1 tsp Cumin powder
seeds of 6 green cardamom ground

For the skewers

300 g/10½oz paneer cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
1 large onion cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
1 green and 1 red capsicum pepper cored and cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
Oil for greasing
6 wooden skewers soaked for an hour
2 tbsp butter melted, for drizzling
chaat masala to sprinkle, a dried spice mixture available from Asian grocers