Paneer Pudina Tikka (Cottage Cheese Tikka with mint)

Ingredients

1. Paneer (Cottage Cheese) cut into 2 inch cubes - 12 nos.
   
2. Hung Curd - 2 tbsp
3. Salt - 1/2 tsp
4. Mace - Green Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
5. Finely chopped Ginger - 1/2 tsp
6. Finely chopped Mint leaves - 1 tsp
7. Green Chillies chopped - 1/2 tsp
8. Coriander leaves finely chopped - 1/2 tsp
9. Kasoori Methi (dried Fenugreek leaves) - 1/4 tsp
10. Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Onion finely chopped - 1 & 1/2 tsp
12. Besan (Roasted Gram flour) - 1 tsp
13. Lemon juice - 1 tsp
14. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
15. Oil - 2 tbsp
16. Butter - 1 tbsp

Process:

Leaving out the paneer mix all ingredients into a marinade. Coat the paneer with this marinade and let rest for 30 minutes. Put the paneer into a skewer and bake in a pre-heated oven or tandoor until the paneer gets color from all sides.
Remove and put in a serving dish. Sprinkle with Chat masala (amchoor (dried mango powder), cumin, Kala Namak, coriander, dried ginger, salt, black pepper, asafoetida and capsicum.)and garnish with onion rings and lemon wedges

Paneer Bhurji (Cottage Cheese dry curry)

Ingredients

1. 200 gm paneer (diced into medium square pieces)
2. 100 gm mashed paneer
3. 1 red capsicum (diced into medium pieces)
4. 1 green capsicum (diced into medium pieces)
5. 1 chopped onion
6. 1/4 tea-spoon garam masala (5 spice powder)
7. 1/4 tea-spoon cashew nut powder
8. Salt to taste
9. 1/4 tea-spoon turmeric
10. 1 tea-spoon red chilli powder
11. 1 table spoon butter

Process:

Melt butter in a pan. Saute the onions - then add turmeric, red chilli pwder and garam masala powder and stir for a fea minutes. Then add cashew powder, mashed paneer and salt. Stir fry over medium heat. Next add diced paneer and capsicum pieces and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle garam masala and serve with hot paranthas.