Paneer tikka tacos

        After coming to USA, I started to explore all type of cusines. One thing which is close to Indian food and taste is mexican. They serve tacos,burritos and quesadillas. My favorite is tacos (both soft and hard tacos). Tacos are made of corn or flour. They topped it with meat or beans also but with onion,sour cream,lettuce and spicy sauces which will satisfy our Indian taste buds. I like to create a indian version of it which can be eaten by any Indian food loving person. In Indian version, I choose roti, as it is prepared often in our homes. To get well with it, I made paneer tikka masala which is the apt combination for roti. To merge both together i applied mint yogurt chutney to give a kick to this dish.

Ingredients:

Paneer marination ingredients:

Paneer cubed - 150 gms 

Curd/yogurt - 1/2 cup

Coriander powder/தனியா தூள் - 1 tbsp

Kashmiri Chili powder / காஸ்மீரி மிளகாய் தூள் - 1 tsp

Salt /உப்பு - Required

Turmeric powder/ மஞ்சள் தூள் - little/சிறிது

Garam masala/கரம் மசாலா - 1 1/2 tsp

Jeera powder/ சீரக தூள் - 1 tsp

Mint yogurt chutney:

Mint/புதினா - 1 cup

Coriander leaves/கொத்தமல்லி தழை - 1 cup

Green chili/ பச்சை மிளகாய் - 1

Ginger/ இஞ்சி - 3 small pieces

Jeera powder/சீரக தூள் -1/4 tsp

Chaat masala/சாட் மசாலா - 1/4 tsp

Salt - as required

Water - little

Paneer tikka masala Ingredients:

Oil -2 tbsp

Jeera / சீரகம் - 1 tsp

Onion / வெங்காயம் - 1/2 finely chopped

Tomato/தக்காளி - 2 big

Ginger garlic paste/இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது- 1 tsp

Salt/உப்பு -as required

Chili powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder/தனியா தூள் - 1 tsp 

Turmeric powder/மஞ்சள் தூள் - 1 tsp

Color capsicum - 1/2 cup

Big onion-1/2 cubed

Kasuri methi/உளர்ந்த வெந்தய இலை - 1 tsp

Garam masala - very little

Coriander leaves- few

Recipe:

Step 1 : Paneer marination:

1.Add all the ingredients under marination section,mix well and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 2: Mint yogurt chutney

1.Prepare hung curd by tying the regular curd in muslin or cotton cloth and hang it to drain all the water.

2.Grind the other ingredients in the mint chutney section and add it to hung curd .( Add little water if needed).

Step 3: Paneer tikka tacos preparation

1.In a kadai, add 2 tbsp oil and add jeera to splutter.

2.Then add finely chopped onion and to that add ginger garlic paste. After Sautéing  for few minutes,add grinded tomatoes to onion and cook till oil separates.

3.Once oil separates,add marinated paneer  ,capsicum and onion to the mix and cook for 7-8 minutes.

4.Finally add crushed kasuri methi,garam masala and coriander leaves. Mix and switch off flames.

Step 4: Prepare phulka/roti/chappathi

1. Prepare chappathi without oil and finally add oil on top .

Step 5: Final preparation 

1. Before serving,place chappathi on a plate,on top spread thick mint yogurt chutney( Else it will runny while eating). Place the paneer tikka tacos on top and finally place raw onion or vinegar soaked onion on top and garnish with coriander leaves and serve.