Paneer tikka kathi roll - SNC April Challenge for Southern Team
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Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 12 pieces
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups paneer cut into two inches cube
  • 1 cup chopped green peppers
  • 1 large onion cut into quarters
  • 1 large tomato cubed small
  • 1 tsp kasoori methi
  • ½ cup cilantro (optional)
  • 4 tbsp oil
Roast and grind together (use mortal or pestle)
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 dry red chili
  • 1 2" stick cinnamom
For marination
  • 1 tsp gram flour (besan)
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp chat masala powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper powder
  • ½ cup yogurt whipped
Roti
  • Roti rolled out
  • ½ cup cilantro or spinach leaves
Kuchumber
  • Refer to the kuchumber post above.
Instructions
  1. Marinade the paneer with all the marination spices and yogurt, cover and keep aside for 15 minutes to an hour.
  2. Heat oil in a skillet and fry the roast and ground spices
  3. Add green peppers and saute for a minute
  4. Add marinaded paneer and stir until it's nicely coated with the spices.
  5. Let the paneer pieces fry for 5 minutes. Stir them gently every once in a while, making sure they don't stick to the pan.
  6. Now add kasoori methi, onions and tomatoes.
  7. Let it cook until the tomatoes soften and the onions look translucent.
Roti
  1. Roll out a roti about 4 inches diameter and place the greens.
  2. Starting from one side, start folding in the sides, overlapping them over the previous fold.
  3. Once the folds are closed, roll it into a ball.
  4. Roll out the roti using a rolling pin. It should be roughly 8 inches in diameter.
  5. Cook on a pan
Kuchumber
  1. Prepare kuchumber (follow the links in the post)
To assemble
  1. Place a roti
  2. Fill with 1 tbsp kuchumber
  3. Fill the 1 heaped tbsp paneer
  4. Roll and wrap in foil/butter paper
  5. Serve whole or cut in half with ketchup.
Note: You can make all of these overnight. To assemble next day, heat a tsp oil in pan, and heat the roti on both sides. Heat paneer separately in microwave or skillet. Place paneer and kuchumber in the roti, roll and serve.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/paneer-tikka-kathi-roll-snc-april-challenge-for-southern-team/