Smoked Tandoori Veggies

You think you need a tandoor for this preparation? 

NO! Keep reading :)



Ingredients:



Cauliflower Florets - 2 cups
Onions - 2 Medium sized
Capsicum - 2 Medium sized
Baby Potatoes - 10
Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - 250 gms
Coriander - For Garnishing
Lemon - 1
Salt - As per taste
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Chaat Masala - As per taste




For Marination:



Curd - 1/2 kg
Gramflour (Besan) - 2 tsps
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsps
Green Chilli Paste - 1 tsp
Salt - As per taste
Edible Red Color - 2 pinches




Special Ingredients:

Coal - 1 medium sized

Oil - 2 tsps



Method:

In a pressure cooker cook the baby potatoes on medium flame & put it off right after the first whistle. After the steam is out take out the baby potatoes & cool them. Peel off the skin carefully without breaking the potatoes. It should be intact. Poke holes carefully in the potatoes with the help of a fork or a toothpick. Next dice the cottage cheese. Parboil the cauliflower & takeout of the water to cool it.

Prepare the marination paste by mixing all the ingredients together. Now, put the baby potatoes & the cauliflower florets & the cottage cheese in the paste & cover them completely with the coating & leave for an hour.

Meanwhile heat a non-stick pan & add oil. When ready add the diced onions & after 2 minutes add the diced capsicum. Saute till they turn translucent. Now add the cauliflower florets & the baby potatoes with the marination. Saute for another 3 minutes. Now, add the cottage cheese. Cover & cook & continue to saute every second minute for another 10 minutes. When they are done put off the flame & turn them into a bowl & keep aside. Heat the coal on an open flame to ignite it & then transfer it into a bowl. Carefully lift the bowl with the help of tongs & place it on top of the vegetables. Be ready with a lid to cover the larger bowl containing the vegetables. Pour the oil on the coal & immediately cover it with the lid. Leave it for 5 minutes. Then take out the smaller bowl & throw the coal. This is called Smoking which helps us in getting the tandoori like taste. Garnish with coriander & serve hot with chutney. Add the lemon extract & sprinkle some chaat masala for a tang.



Note:

1. You can use ghee instead of oil when smoking

2. You can try making just a tandoori paneer, tandoori gobhi or a tandoori aaloo

3. Best to make for evening snack or as a starter