Recipe: Chicken Tikka and Achari Paneer

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Rediff reader and food blogger Swayampurna Mishra tells you how to make Chicken Tikka and Achari Paneer.

Here's the recipe for Achari Paneer:

Ingredients

100 gm paneer cut in 2 inch cubes
1 cup veggies like bell peppers, onion, tomatoes

For the marinade

1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 cup yogurt
2 tbsp achaar oil (use any bottled one)
2-3 tbsp mustard oil
2 tsp red chilli powder (I use only kashmiri)
A pinch of turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp kasuri methi
Salt as per taste

Method

Marinate paneer and veggies using the ingredients mentioned under 'marinade'
Refrigerate for a few hours.
Pre-heat oven at 180 C.
Grill for 15 to 20 minutes turning once about half way.
Serve hot.

Chicken Tikka

Ingredients

350 gm chicken boneless
25 gm curd
30 ml lemon juice
1 tbsp degi mirch
Salt as required
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tsp meat masala
1/2 tsp zeera powder
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp kasuri methi
A pinch black salt
3 tsp gm pickle paste (pick your preference)
1 tbsp malt vinegar
1 tbsp mustard oil
Melted butter for basting

Method

Wash the boneless chicken pieces thoroughly and pat dry.
Add ginger–garlic paste, lemon juice and salt to chicken pieces and coat them well. Keep aside for about one hour.
In a bowl, mix all the remaining ingredients and curd.
Take a skewer and skew the marinated chicken pieces.
Pre-heat oven at 350 degree Celsius.
Roast the chicken pieces in the oven for 7 minutes.
Remove them from the oven and hang the skewer face down for two to three minutes to drain off excess moisture.
Baste with melted butter and roast for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer to a plate and serve hot with mint chutney.

Photograph: Swayampurna Mishra

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