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Hariyali Paneer Tikka in Airfryer

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Few months ago, we purchased a Airfryer and I have been having so much fun trying out all the recipes in it. I purchased a Ninja Foodi 8qt - 9 in 1 unit. I should admit, I Love It!!  So far I have used options - air fry/crisp, bake, steam-cook and pressure-cook. My favorite part is to use the Airfry option. ... and I defiantly recommend purchasing an Airfryer for everyone. With so little oil needed, but results are better than the regular (deep fry in oil) cooking method. No surprise here, I will be updating the blog with more of my Air-fried version of recipes. 

This is a vegetarian recipe with Hariayli (Green) masala, you may also try out the Hariyali Chicken Tikka

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups - Paneer - cut into cubes.
  • 1 cup - Onion pieces - cut into big pieces
  • 1 cup - Bell pepper - cut into big sq pieces - may use different color bell pepper to make it look vibrant 
  • 2 tbsp - curds 
  • 1 cup - water
  • 1/2 tsp - salt

For Masala:

  • 10 Mint leaves
  • 5 stem Coriander leaves
  • 10  Green chilies
  • 3 - garlic cloves
  • 1"- ginger piece 
  • 1/2 tsp - fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp - amchur pdr
  • 1/2 tsp - dhania pdr
  • 1/4 tsp - Turmeric pdr / Haldi 
  • 1/4 tsp - Garam Masala powder
  • 1/4 tsp - chat masala powder (optional)
  • 1 tsp - curds
  • salt as per taste.
Method: 
  1. Mix in 2 tbsp of curds, 1/2 tsp salt with one cup of water. If available, may use butter milk instead. May also add bit of green chili-paste if you prefer it spicy.
  2. Soak the paneer cubes in the diluted curds solution for about 30 minutes. This process helps softens the paneer and won't end up too dry or rubbery. 
  3. Take all the masala ingredient in a blender and grind them together into thick paste.
  4. Remove the soaked paneer and drain all the liquid out. 
  5. Now add the ground masala paste to the paneer. Cover and keep it aside to let it marinate for at least 20 - 30 minutes. 

  6. Optional: I marinate the onion and bell pepper pieces with bit of ground masala as well.
  7.  If you have skewers, put the onion, bell pepper and the marinated paneer. Thread bell-pepper and onion in between the paneer cubes. This will not only help infuse the flavor, it will also help prevent paneer pieces from sticking to each other. I have a air-fryer skewer-stand which is vertical. I add double layer of wide slices of onion at the end, which will end up as a bottom layer - to prevent the masala from flowing down and also to prevent paneer from sliding down. Notice the picture below, the bell-pepper and onion are placed to form a cup to hold the masala in. 
    8.  ..... see end of this post for more cooking options . 

  8. After preheating the air-fryer for about 4 minutes on 375 degree F (190 C), place the skewer stand in the air-fryer, cook for 13 minutes in air-fryer/crisp mode.

  9. After 13 minutes, rotate the skewers around (or flip over if it is horizontal skewer stand, or you have just placed the paneer pieces on the airfryer basket. Optional: May coat the paneer with additional left over ground masala and/or spread bit of oil or melted butter over the paneer pieces 
  10. Cook for additional 7 to 8 minutes or until done.

  11. Garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves and lemon wedge on the side. 
  12. Serve hot with rice, or as an appetizer or inside a wrap.
  13. Optional, sprinkle bit of chat masala powder before serving and/or serve with mint chutney on the side.
Other Cooking Options:
  • GRILL: Tikka taste the best when cooked on a grill, barbecue pit. Recipe is same but rather than cooking/roasting in air-fryer, it is done on a barbecue/tandoori grill
  • PAN COOKED: Tikka can be simply cooked on regular pan. Cast-iron or non-stick pan would work better. First cover paneer and cook on medium flame until the masala is absorbed and cooked. Then increase the flame to high and roast it. This method of cooking will require more oil or butter to cook. Flip and turn the pieces over while cooking to prevent it from sticking to the pan or getting burnt on one side. 
  • BAKE: Other option is to bake. just spread the marinated paneer, onion and bell-pepper on a baking tray, and cook for 10-15 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 F. Flip the paneer pieces over and cook of 10 minutes more. NOTE: Each oven is different, time needed to cook may differ.
  • WOODEN SKEWERS: Note, while grilling/baking if you plan to use wooden skewers, To prevent it from catching fire, soak the wooden skewers in water  -for at least an hour or overnight. Wipe clean the wooden skewers before adding the paneer, onion and bell-pepper. 

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