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Paneer and vegetable skewers other
Anjum Anand
by Anjum Anand
from Indian Food Made Easy

Makes 6 skewers

Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins

Vegetarian


Paneer is the main vegetarian protein eaten in India and it is a perfect foil for Indian flavours.

Ingredients
For the marinade
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 (also called chickpea flour)
1 tsp cumin powder
seeds of 6 green cardamom, ground
For the skewers
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


Method
1. 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.
2. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and oil a baking sheet.
3. 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.
4. Sprinkle with chaat masala and serve. They are also great served with a green chutney.


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