PANEER AND VEGETABLE SKEWERS
PANEER AND VEGETABLE SKEWERS
PANEER AND VEGETABLE SKEWERS

Ingredients
  • 125ml/4½fl oz Greek-style yoghurt
  • small knob fresh ginger
  • peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2-3 garlic cloves
  • peeled and finely chopped
  • salt
  • to taste
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • or to taste
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • or to taste
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp gram flour (chickpea flour)
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • seeds of 6 green cardamom
  • ground
  • 300g/10½oz paneer
  • cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
  • 1 large onion
  • cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
  • 1 green and 1 red capsicum pepper
  • cored and cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
  • oil
  • for greasing
  • 6 wooden skewers
  • soaked for an hour
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • melted
  • for drizzling
  • chaat masala (a dried spice mixture available from Asian grocers)
  • to sprinkle
Directions
  • For the marinade
  • mix together all the marinade ingredients in a bowl and add the paneer
  • onion and peppers. Cover with cling film and allow the paneer and vegetables to marinate for 30-40 minutes
  • or longer
  • in the fridge.
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and oil a baking sheet.
  • Thread the vegetables and paneer alternately onto the skewers. Bake in the oven for seven minutes
  • drizzle over the melted butter
  • turn and cook for another 5-7 minutes or until charred at the edges.
  • Sprinkle with chaat masala and serve. They are also great served with a green chutney.