Sunday, March 3, 2013

Tandori Paneer with Vegetables


Ingredients

For Marinade

  • Curd – 6 tbsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Red chilies – 2 tbsp
  • Pepper – ½ tbsp
  • Cardamom – 3
  • Green chilies – 6
  • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • Ginger Garlic paste – 3 tbsp
  • Sugar – ¼ tbsp
  • Lemon juice – ½ tsp

Other Ingredients

  • Paneer – 300 gms
  • Capsicum – 1 medium
  • Onion – 2 large
  • Carrot – 1 medium
  • Tomatoes – 2 medium
  • Oil – 5 tbsp
  • Chat masala – to taste

Preparation

  • Prepare the marinade
  • Coarsely crush the cardamom so that the pods open up and seeds come out. Crush the green chilies coarsely (don’t make a paste)
  • Mix all the ingredients together for marinade and keep aside
  • Dice the Paneer to ½ inch cube; you may keep them larger as well. Dice the capsicum in large chunks however scoop out the seeds
  • Similarly dice the tomatoes into large chunks, and scoop out the seeds from the inside. 
  • For the onions, dice them into four large pieces
  • Mix all these with the marinade and mix them well. Keep them in refrigerator for over an hour.
  • Set the microwave to Convection mode. Pre-heat to 150 deg 
  • On the microwave metal tray place all the ingredients so that they are nicely distributed. Sprinkle oil over the top.
  • Microwave on convection mode @ 150 deg for 15 mins. After which take them out, toss a little and again microwave @ 150 deg for another 15 mins. Check if the vegetables are cooked. If not, then microwave again.
  • Place your ingredients in a platter, add a dash of lime and sprinkle with chaat masala. Enjoy