Stuffed Paneer Tikka – cubes of paneer (cottage cheese) stuffed with pineapple mixture, marinated in spiced yogurt mix along with cubes of mixed peppers, onions and cherry tomatos, skewered and grilled till brown.
Traditionally known as tandoori paneer tikka, as cubes of paneer and vegetables are cooked in tandoor which lends smoky flavour. It is one of the most favourite and preferred appetiser in party. Here I have a cooked marinated paneer on grill pan.
Pineapple stuffed paneer tikka is a delightful dish bursting with many flavours that anyone can enjoy. Perfect blend of spices and pineapple filling offers a simple but taste packed dish. These are perfect for making ahead as the longer you marinate the cottage cheese and vegetables, the flavours will be more intense. This appetiser goes well with yogurt mint sauce, green chutney or sweet tamarind chutney. Try this recipe for your next get together party and relish this delicacy.
Here is the step by step pictorial description and video of the recipe.
Ingredients for Stuffing:
1 cup = 240ml
Oil: 1/2 tbsp
Pineapple: 1/3 cup
Ginger garlic paste: 1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder: 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala: 1/4 tsp
Salt: a pinch
Instructions:
Heat oil in a pan on medium heat.
Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute or until raw aroma vanishes.
Now add finely chopped pineapple, chilli powder, garam masala, salt and sauté well.
Cook until pineapple softens, it takes around 2-3 minutes and turn off the heat.
Ingredients for marinade:
Greek Yogurt: 1 cup
Tandoori Masala: 2 tsp
Chilli Powder: 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste: 1/2 tsp
Carom Seeds: 1/2 tsp
Kasoori Methi (Dry fenugreek leaves): 1 tsp
Coriander: 1 tbsp
Lemon Juice: 1/2 lime
Salt: as required
Instructions:
For marinade, In a wide bowl add yogurt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, tandoori masala, salt, crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves), carom seeds, ginger garlic paste.
Squeeze lemon juice and mix until all the spices blends well with yogurt and keep aside.
Ingredients required to marinate and grill:
Paneer cubes: 8 (2inch x 2 inch)
Onion: 1/4 cup, cut into cubes
Mixed Peppers: 1/3 cup
Cherry Tomato: 4
Oil: To grease the grill
Chat Masala: a pinch
Instructions:
Cut paneer into about 2 inch x 2 inch squares, cut onions and mixed peppers into cubes.
Slit the paneer horizontally almost 3/4 of the way down to accommodate stuffing.
Now place 1/2 teaspoon of pineapple mixture in the slit of each slice of paneer spreading evenly.
Add stuffed paneer, cubes of onions, mixed peppers and cherry tomatoes.
Mix gently to coat the paneer and vegetables, let it sit for at least 2 hours.
1st method:
Preheat grill, grease it with oil.
Grill marinated vegetables and stuffed paneer for 3-4 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
Now carefully flip them and cook other side for 3-4 minutes or until well done.
Turn off the heat and remove cooked paneer and vegatables from grill.
2nd method:
Brush skewers with oil and thread onion, pepper, paneer cubes alternatively on skewers and cook under hot grill for 10-12 minutes or until paneer turns light golden.
Sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot and scrumptious stuffed paneer tikka with yogurt and mint sauce or green chutney or sweet tamarind sauce.
Recipe Notes:
If you do not have oven or grill, use non stick tava. Heat oil on tava and shallow fry skewered paneer and vegetables until well done.
Longer the marination, better the taste. Marinate paneer and vegetables for at least 2 hours so that the flavours gets infused in paneer and vegetables. If you plan to prepare tikka, wrap the bowl with cling film and refrigerate to marinate overnight.
Do not over cook paneer, as they tend to become dry, hard and rubbery. The paneer must be well cooked and soft.
You may use left over marinade to prepare paneer tikka masala.
You may add less salt in marinade as the pineapple stuffing has salt in it as well.
You may use vegetables of your choice like mushrooms, baby corn, broccoli, zucchini.
Replace greek yogurt with hung yogurt if you have enough time to prepare it.
Adjust spices as per your preference.
If you like this tasty appetiser recipe, you might also like appetisers like Bread Vada, Potato 65, Masala Corn.
Pineapple stuffed paneer tikka | Grilled Paneer Tikka
Ingredients
Gluten Free, Nut Free
1 cup = 240ml
For stuffing
- 1/2 tsp Oil
- 1/3 cup Pineapple finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- Salt a pinch
For Marinade
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Tandoori Masala
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds
- 1 tsp Kasoori Methi (Dry fenugreek leaves) crushed/powdered
- 1 tsp Coriander
- Lemon Juice 1/2 lime
- Salt as required
Ingredients to marinate and grill
- 8 Paneer cubes (2inch x 2 inch)
- 1/4 cup Onion cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup Mixed Peppers cut into cubes
- 4 Cherry Tomatoes each cut into half
- Oil to grease the grill
- Chaat Masala a pinch
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan on medium heat.
- Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute or until raw aroma vanishes.
- Now add finely chopped pineapple, chilli powder, garam masala, salt and sauté well.
- Cook until pineapple softens, it takes around 2-3 minutes and turn off the heat.
- For marinade, In a wide bowl add yogurt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, tandoori masala, salt, crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves), carom seeds, ginger garlic paste.
- Squeeze lemon juice and mix until all the spices blends well with yogurt and keep aside.
- Cut paneer into about 2 inch x 2 inch squares, cut onions and mixed peppers into cubes.
- Slit the paneer horizontally almost 3/4 of the way down to accommodate stuffing.
- Now place 1/2 teaspoon of pineapple mixture in the slit of each slice of paneer spreading evenly.
- Add stuffed paneer, cubes of onions, mixed peppers and cherry tomatoes.
- Mix gently to coat the paneer and vegetables, let it sit for at least 2 hours.
1st Method
- Heat the grill, grease it with oil.
- Place marinated vegetables and stuffed paneer and grill for 3-4 minutes or until well done.
- Now carefully flip them and grill other side for 3-4 minutes or until paneer turns light golden and onions are soft.
- Turn off the heat and remove cooked paneer and vegatables from grill.
2nd Method
- Brush skewers with oil and thread onion, pepper, paneer cubes alternatively on skewers and skewers under hot grill for 10-12 minutes or until paneer turns light golden.
- Sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot and scrumptious stuffed paneer tikka with yogurt and mint sauce or green chutney or sweet tamarind sauce.
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When I saw pineapple, peppers, yogurt and onions, I know this recipe was something I had to try. I am looking forward to making this.
I would love to know how it turned out Erica. Happy Cooking
Looks so Yumm!!! Very laborious but I am sure with the spicy pineapple filling, it will be to die for!! thanks for sharing this unique and delicious recipe!
Yes Vanitha it is time taking but end result is makes it worth.
This sounds fantastic. Thanks for linking up to #cookblogshare
That’s a wonderful and creative way to make Paneer tikka.
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Yes Balvinder, Thanks for visiting my blog post.
Paneer tikka looks so delicious, awesome job, it really looks so mouth watering
Yum! These look so delicious! Who doesn’t like grilled cheese? I love all of the wonderful flavors and spices of this dish!
Absolutely true Beth. I am glad you like it.
I do really like paneer but have never seen it stuffed like this before – love the sound of all the flavors!
I am sure you like paneer with stuffing too.
OH, these look delicious! I don’t think I’ve made paneer since I was in culinary school, but I loved it! The spicy pineapple stuffing sounds fantastic here too. Thanks for showing all the variations too. 🙂
Thanks Catherine. I hope you do try it, I am sure you will love it.
Wow I love paneer but never seen it this way before! Love all the step-by-step photos too!
Thanks a lot Amanda. I am glad you like it.
Now this is a recipe that I would love to try ASAP. Loved the teekha-meetha flavour profile AND it fits my high-protein diet.
I am glad you like it Aruna. I would love to know how it turned out.
omg loved this innovative idea of pineapple stuffed panner tikka.Fabulous share Geetha.Bookmarking this recipe.
Thank you Preethi. I am glad you like it.
Tandoori paneer tikka with pineapple, cheery on the cake! I can imagine the taste of sweet pineapple coming through, must be so heavenly.
Pineapple , panner , yogurt and spices this sounds such a flavorful and lip smacking dish.. I can feel the burst of flavors . Awesome share !
you nailed the paneer tikka recipe, hats off to your efforts. Looking scrumptious and finger licking paneer. I am drooling here.
Thank you.
I love paneer tikka and pineapple tikka both. You have combined these two together… wonderful idea.
Thanks Ritu.
What a lovely idea to do the stfiing in the paneer tikka pieces !!!! Thank you for sharing dear
Thanks a lot Sasmita.
wow a completely different recipe I saw today…innovative and must try…
Please do try and share your feedback with me.
What a brilliant recipe.. I love the way you have shown the step by step stuffing.
Thanks Seema
Paneer and pineapple is a match made in heaven! I’m in love with this sweet, sour and spicy combo in your very creative recipe. Tikkas look awesome!
So true Maria. It really tastes heavenly with so many flavours. I am so glad you liked it.
Love the combination of flavours, pineapple can never go wrong I love it in my savoury dishes have to try this awesome recipe soon, thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot dear. I would love to know how it turned out.
As I read through the recipe, I couldn’t stop drooling. Love paneer tikka and stuffing pineapple is like wow! Awesome recipe. Have book marked it.
Thanks a lot dear. I hope you do try and let me know how it turned out.
Paneer and pineapple are both my favourite so this recipe would be a hit in my family. This would be perfect to make for parties.
Yes, it is a perfect starter for parties. I would love to know how it turned out Minaji
Am ready to finish that whole platter rite now, pineapple stuffed paneer tikka is just inviting me. Cant take my eyes from those tikkas.
I wish I could send you some tikkas Priya….
Stuffed Paneer Tikka, sounds interesting. This looks truly yummy. When I make paneer tikka next time, will try this recipe with some vegetable stuffing.
Yes Malini please do and let me know how it turned out. I tried aloo stuffing once and my family members liked it as well.
Wow never tried Paneer Tikka with stuffing. I love grilled pineapple. Me sure this combo tastes out of world. Super tempting pics.. Lovely share
Thanks a lot dear. I am sure you will like this tikkas as well. I hope you do try and share your feedback with me.
Nice and different snack recipe.. little sweet and little spicy .must have tasted delicious.
Yes Shobhaji, it truly tasted delicious.