Paneer Satay on a Stick

Imbued with dynamic flavors, this Paneer Satay is an incredible recreation of the customary Indian kebab. It's fresh, succulent and alive and so good that it melts in your mouth! Making kebabs involves persistence and craftsmanship. But this dish is very simple and easy to make. Satay is commonly well known in Southeast Asian nations. It's anything but a piece of marinated meat simmered on sticks however setting up a veggie lover variant of it, I pick protein-rich paneer. I have made this indo-chinese recipe using a few ingredients. So let's get started.

Ingredients:

1. Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese) Or Very Firm Tofu.
2. Ginger Garlic Paste.
3. Garlic.
4. Onion.
5. Green Chilies.
6. Soy Sauce.
7. Chili Sauce.
8. Schezwan Sauce.
9. Tomato Sauce/ Ketchup.
10. Salt.
11. Black Pepper Powder.
12. Kashmiri Chili Powder.
13. All purpose Flour.
14. Corn Flour.

• Take a big block of Paneer.
• Cut it into medium sized rectangular cubes.
• Don't cut it too thin because we have to put it into a wooden skewer.
• Our Paneer cubes are ready.

Take the paneer cubes from last step in a bowl, to that add the following:

1. 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste.
2. 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
3. 1 tablespoon of chili sauce
4. 1 tablespoon of schezwan sauce
5. 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce/ketchup
6. Salt as per taste
7. 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper powder
8. 1/2 teaspoon of kashmiri red chili powder

Mix everything well carefully. Our marination is ready. Keep this marination aside for 1 hour (Minimum 30 mins).

In a glass take:

• 2 Tablespoon of all purpose flour.
• 1 Tablespoon of corn flour.
• Salt as per taste.
• 1/4 cup of water.
• Mix this well, make a semi liquid paste.

Our slurry is ready.

• Take the marinated paneer cubes and thread onto metal or bamboo skewers. I'm using Bamboo Skewers.
• Heat a pan, Add some oil.
• Dip the marinated paneer into the slurry we made and fry them on the pan. (You can shallow fry or deep fry the paneer as per your liking.)
• Fry for 1-2 mins on each side till it is nice golden brown and ready.
• Our fried Paneer is ready.

Keep this aside and start preparing the sauce.

In the same pan:

• Add 3 tablespoon of oil.
• Add 2-3 Tablespoon of finely chopped garlic.
• 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
• 2 green chilies finely chopped
• Fry them Nicely till they're nice golden.
• Add the left over marinate and the following sauces.
  • 1 Tablespoon of chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of schezwan sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce/ketchup.
• Mix everything well and let the sauces cook for a min.
• Add a pinch of orange food color (optional).
• Add some water and let it cook for another minute.
• In 1/2th cup of water, Add 1 tablespoon of corn flour and make a slurry.
• Add this slurry to the pan and mix well. Make sure that there are no lumps.
• Let it cook .Keep stirring. After a minute our sauce will be is ready.
• Add the fried Paneer to the sauces and coat them well carefully.

Tadaa! Our Paneer satay is ready. Serve it on a plate and put the sauce all over the paneer sticks. Garnish it with some green spring onions. Enjoy!

I hope you like the recipe. You can use boneless chicken in place of paneer, the recipe will be the same. I Hope you enjoy eating it more than you enjoyed making it! It definitely tastes better than the one you find in restaurants. It was looking so tempting and yummy. Do try this recipe and tell me in the comments how it was. I promise you are gonna love it. Also please follow me on Instagram @thelockdowncheff.

Thank you for reading.