Achari Paneer Tikka

Achari paneer tikka is a popular and delicious starter dish served in restaurants. It is a robust variation of the classic Paneer Tikka where the cottage cheese cubes are flavored with marination of thick curd, pickling spices and seasonings. If you enjoy biting into a pickle and relishing the tangy taste of pickled lemon or mango cubes then you will definitely like this recipe. I share both the stovetop and oven cooking methods for this recipe.

Achar or pickle is a condiment that often accompanies Indian food. The spices which are used to make the achar masala is more or less the same everywhere in India. Mustard, fenugreek (methi seeds), red chili, turmeric and asafoetida (hing) are the common spices used in many pickles.

These spices flavor this achari paneer tikka too. I have also added fennel seeds, nigella seeds (kalonji) and mustard oil. You can skip kalonji if you don’t get them. Any other neutral flavored oil can also be added instead of mustard oil.

My recipe gives you a flavorful, robust and super tasty Achari Paneer Tikka and it pairs fabulously with mint chutney or coriander chutney.

Since I get a lot of queries for making tikka on stovetop, in this post I have mentioned Both stovetop and oven methods for cooking the achari paneer tikka.