Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Grilled cottage cheese

When it comes to Indian starters, we always think of deep fried brown objects (samosa, pakoda)- I call them UFO's (Unidentified Fried Objects). A simple starter will be grilled paneer or cottage cheese cubes. My simplified version on a very famous north Indian starter- Paneer tikka masala (Grill em and dig in)-

  Ingredients- 
1 cup paneer/cottage cheese (cut them in cubes)
1/4 cup thick yoghurt
1 tsp red chilli powder (paprika powder)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp corriander powder and 1 tsp garam masala (salt to taste)

Preparation- 
In a bowl mix yoghurt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger n garlic paste, corriander powder, garam masala and salt- it must be mixed to a smooth paste. Put the paneer cubes in this paste along with chopped corriander leaves and mix them thoroughly. Cover and keep it in fridge for marination. After a couple of hours, put the paneer on skewers and grill till golden brown. Enjoy them with hot chilli sauce!













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