Thecha paneer tikka

Name: Thecha paneer tikka
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup green chillies (roughly chopped); 8-10 garlic cloves (crushed); 1/3 cup roasted peanuts; 1/4 tsp. Asafoetida; 1/2 cup coriander leaves with stems; 1 tsp. Cumin Seeds; 1 tsp. Oil; Salt as per taste; 1 tsp. Lime Juice; 300 gm Paneer Cubes

Jyoti Shashank Tiwari @jyotishashank22

Varanasi

Brighten up your party with this amazingly spicy THECHA PANEER TIKKA. Thecha is a traditional Maharashtrian chutney that is usually served as an accompaniment with Indian flat bread like jowar bhakri, bajra roti, thalipeeth, chapatti, etc. It is also called Hirvi Mirchi Thecha in the local lingo. This spicy & tangy chutney is prepared with fresh green chilies, garlic, coriander leaves with stems and peanuts. #CA2025

Jyoti Shashank Tiwari @jyotishashank22

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2-3 servings

1/2 cupgreen chillies (roughly chopped)
8-10garlic cloves (crushed)
1/3 cuproasted peanuts
1/4 tsp.Asafoetida
1/2 cupcoriander leaves with stems
1 tsp.Cumin Seeds
1 tsp.Oil
Salt as per taste
1 tsp.Lime Juice
300 gmPaneer Cubes

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat oil in a pan and sauté the garlic, green chilies and cumin seeds for 2-3 minutes. Now add peanut and fry for 2 mins.
2

Pound them in a mortar & pestle into a coarse consistency. and Drizzle some lime juice.
3

Cut the paneer into cubes.
4

Coat all the paneer cubes with the thecha.
5

Heat oil & fry them, few at a time, till well browned on all sides. Fry the remaining cubes and transfer to a plate.
6

Serve hot as an appetizer with green chutney, any dip, mayonnaise or tomato sauce.