I recently had paneer tikka in an Indian restaurant and loved it, I have looked up various recipes on how to cook it but they all seem to use yoghurt - does anybody have any ideas on how to create this dish without yoghurt. Incidentally I'm not talking about the bright red tikka marsala sauce, this was just chunks of paneer which had been marinated and then grilled or griddled.
Thanks guys

Good thinking Trudi, I can't believe I didn't think of using alpro as it was me that was recommending it to everybody else before!!

A little vege oil will work as a vector for flavour. Incidentally, making your own paneer with kids is fun but is less firm than storebought

Thanks for that advice, I am going to try that this weekend.

I think I'll stick to the storebought paneer as I don't have any kids!

Cheers

Now Porridge that you have taken your advice can you not use soya yogurt?

There is a recipe to make your own on the Vegan web site and then how to turn it into cheese, fascinating.

Am I missing something? Paneer's not Vegan!

yes Kiwi chef, its the alpro appreciation society at it again.

I've never tried soya yogurt Frexy, have you? Btw what's the website address for the vegan website?

No Kiwichef you are not missing anything, I am not supposed to have too much dairy so while I cannot have paneer too often I treat myself now and again but didn't want to add to the overload using yoghurt as well!

Hi Porridge,

There 3 reasons for yoghurt in tikka dishes.

1. To help tenderise the meat
2. For a sharp flavour.
3. To keep the tikka pieces moist.

For Panner tikka, the first reason doesn't apply, and for the second you can use Lemon or Lime juice as a substitute.
For the 3rd reason heat the pan or griddle to a high heat, oil well and cook for 1 - 2 minutes each side. This helps the paneer from drying out.


Reshma

Thanks Reshma, that makes sense and thanks everybody else for your help.

Regards

Thanks everybody who posted their tips, I made the paneer tikka yesterday using vegetable oil instead of the yogurt and it was delicious!!

Tikka is the way the food is cut (i.e. tikka = diced) and not a marinade...
Manju Malhi's brit spice has a wonderfull paneer recipe that can be cooked in a pan but tastes better on the bbq..