Easy Paneer Shawarma
- 50 min
- medium
- Serves 4
Easy paneer shawarma of charred marinated paneer rolled in pita with hot sauce and garlic mayonnaise. Medium-spicy vegetarian wrap for 4, 50 minutes, video.
Good for: Party
Ingredients
WaterAs Needed
Dried Kashmiri Red Chilli12
Garlic11
Onion2
Vinegar1½ cup
Salt1½ tsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Milk80 ml
Oil½ cup
Lemon Juice5 ml
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Cumin1 tsp
Coriander Seeds1½ tsp
Cinnamon½ inch
Cloves4
Green Cardamom4
Garam Masala Powder½ tsp
Curd80 grams
Paneer500 grams
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 851kcal | 3404kcal |
| Protein | 27g | 109g |
| Carbohydrate | 32g | 127g |
| Fat | 69g | 277g |
| Fibre | 7.4g | 30g |
| Sugar | 15g | 59g |
Cookd masalas for paneer
Method
To make the hot sauce, boil together the ingredients until the garlic is soft and mashable, a minimum of 20 mins.
Strain and blend with the remaining water as needed, until smooth. Strain the sauce, if needed.
To make the garlic mayonnaise, blend all ingredients until it is smooth except the oil and lemon, add them and pulse blend till thick and smooth.
Add all the spices under marination in a mixer jar and blend to a fine powder.
Mix curd, blended spice powder and grated onion and garlic. Add 2 tbsp of this marination to the paneer, and mix well.
On a hot pan, add oil and cook until charred outside/ you can also grill it directly on an open flame. Remove from heat and cut into long strips.
To assemble the shawarma, place the pita bread, add the sliced paneer, sliced onion and tomato, and squeeze the hot sauce and garlic mayonnaise on top. Roll the shawarma with parchment paper and serve.
Before you start
- How long does Easy Paneer Shawarma take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Easy Paneer Shawarma serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Easy Paneer Shawarma vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Easy Paneer Shawarma spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Easy Paneer Shawarma?
- 500 grams Paneer, 80 grams Curd, 1½ cup Vinegar, ½ cup Oil, 12 Dried Kashmiri Red Chilli, 8 Garlic, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Easy Paneer Shawarma?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Easy Paneer Shawarma?
- About 851 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- C
A Cookd cookFebruary 2025
hi I loved the recipe can you put individual recipe for hot sauce and garlic mayonnaise pls pls plss plss
