Tandoori paneer tikka skewers are a delicious vegetarian Indian-inspired dish that are just as good cooked on a BBQ as they are in the oven or in an air fryer.
Peel the garlic and mash it into a paste; a pinch of the salt helps with this.
Peel and grate the ginger, then mix it with all of the other ingredients for the tikka marinade.
Add the paneer and gently toss to coat well.Cover and allow to sit in the fridge until you are ready to cook. Try and leave this for at least 1 hour if possible, but you can cook this immediately if you need to.
Just before you are ready to cook, thread the paneer onto skewers. Do not be tempted to use skewers with a square profile; they will probably split the paneer!
Cooking Under the Grill (Broiler):
Preheat the grill to its hottest setting.
Place the kebabs under the grill and cook for 5-7 minutes, flipping over halfway through and serve immediately.If you are using an electric grill, you may not get the fierce heat of a gas grill, and as a result, giving the kebabs a quick blast with a blow torch can add some wonderful charring.
Cooking in an Air Fryer:
Spray the basket of the air fryer with oil spray.
Place the kebabs in the air fryer in a single layer and cook at 200°C or 400°F for 8-10 minutes, flipping over halfway through.
Cooking in the Oven:
Preheat the oven to 220°C or 450°F, or if you have a fan-assisted oven, 220°C or 430°F.
Place the kebabs on a wire rack and then onto a baking tray, cook in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Giving the kebabs a quick blast with a blow torch can add some wonderful charring.
Cooking on a BBQ:
Get your BBQ nice and hot with a direct heat area and an indirect heat area.
Oil the BBQ grid.
Sear the kebabs over the direct heat for 1-2 minutes per side to get a nice colour.
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Notes
If you are using an electric grill rather than a gas grill you may not get much charring, but you can replicate this by giving it a blast with a blow torch.