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Soft juice chunks of tofu marinated in spices and then roasted/grilled with veggies. This can make a great option as an appetizer/starter in parties or for evening snacks in a chilli winter days. This makes a great dish to be served in barbeque.

This tikkas can be served with any main dish like biryani (link)/ pulao (link) or even with some salads.

I served this with Italian salads for dinner (link)

Yields: 3-4 servings
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Waiting time: 1-2 hours (Marination)
Baking/cooking time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredients:

• Firm tofu-1 block (cut into 1inch square)
• Green Bell peppers-1 (cut into 1inch squares)
• Red bell peppers-1 (cut into 1inch squares)
• Onion-1 (cut into 1-inch chunks)

For the marinade:

• Thick curd/Hung curd-1cup
• Red chilli powder-1tsp
• Turmeric-1/4tsp
• Ginger garlic paste-1/2tsp
• Carom seeds/ajwain-1/2tsp
• Fennel seeds-1tsp
• Peanut powder-1tbsp
• Salt- as per taste

Procedure:

• Press tofu for 30 minutes to remove moisture- just drain completely and place the block on a kitchen towl/tissur wrap and place some heavy weight until moisture evaporates completely and then cut into cubes.
• beat hung curd/yogurt in a bowl till lump free and mix all the ingredients mentioned in the’ marinade’ table .
• to this yogurt mixture add in tofu, bell peppers, onion and carefully toss them until coated well with marinade.
• Just cover this bowl with a cling film and refrigerate at least for 2hours or more for all the flavours to blend well.
• Pre-heat the oven at 180 deg C. Line the baking tray and keep aside.
• Once set bring back to the room temperature and arrange them in a tooth pick or skewers with veggies and tofu alternately.
• Arrange the tofu veggie skewer/ tooth pick on the lined tray and bake them for 20-25minutes, flipping halfway.
• (I tried to avoid using oil both in marination and in tikkis but feel free to do include if desired)
• Once baked arrange the tofu tikka on a plate and drizzle some lemon juice, chat masala/herbs and enjoy

Note:

• Panner (Cottage Cheese) can be used instead of Tofu
• Cherry tomatoes or any veggies of choice can be included
• Oil can be used for greasing or in marination.
• This can be cooked even on the skillet or tandoor.