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# Paneer Tikka Roll
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/paneer-tikka-roll/
- Published: 2026-05-17T05:30:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T13:39:50.000Z
- Description: Paratha wrapped around paneer tikka (yogurt-marinated, grilled paneer).
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: India, Wraps and Burritos, Kathi Roll, #auto-imported

**🇮🇳 India** · Family: [Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kathi-roll/) · Heat: Mixed · Bread: paratha

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Ingredients

paratha · paneer · yogurt · spices · onion

The Paneer Tikka Roll is a national-format Indian street wrap: a *paratha* rolled tight around yogurt-marinated, grilled *paneer*. The structural choice that defines it is the bread. A *paratha* is a layered, pan-fried wheat flatbread, supple and a little flaky, sturdy enough to roll into a tight cylinder and hold its shape in one hand. That is the whole point of the roll format: a self-contained, walkable package with a defined spiral of filling rather than a loose fold.

The build follows the roll logic. The *paneer* is cubed, marinated in spiced yogurt, and grilled until the marinade sets into a charred skin and the cheese stays firm inside. The *paratha* is cooked on a griddle, kept pliable, then laid flat and lined down the center with the *tikka* plus sliced onion, a herb or tangy *chutney*, and often a squeeze of lime. It is rolled tight, sometimes with one end wrapped in paper so it holds while eaten from the top down. Good execution shows in a *paratha* cooked through but still foldable so it does not crack along the roll, *paneer* charred at the edges and moist at the core, and a filling distributed evenly down the length rather than bunched in the middle so every bite has cheese and bread in balance. Sloppy versions show up as a brittle bread that shatters when rolled, a sodden center where unbound *chutney* has soaked the wrap, or dry overcooked cheese with no contrast.

Variations move with the marinade heat, the *chutney* choice, and additions like grilled capsicum or a smear of egg cooked onto the bread. Some makers double-wrap or griddle the finished roll briefly to seal it. The lineage here runs to the broader rolled-flatbread street format, the *kathi roll*, which deserves its own article rather than being crowded in here. The soft-leavened *naan* version of the same filling is a different bread experience and deserves its own article rather than being crowded in here, as does the pressed closed-bread grilled sandwich. What holds the roll together as an idea is the tight spiral: a flaky but rollable bread engineered to carry charred *paneer* in one hand without falling apart.

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## More from this family

Other [Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kathi-roll/) sandwiches in India:

- [Aloo Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/aloo-kathi-roll/)
- [Boti Kebab Roll](https://onesandwich.com/boti-kebab-roll/)
- [Chicken Egg Roll](https://onesandwich.com/chicken-egg-roll/)
- [Chicken Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/chicken-kathi-roll/)
- [Chicken Seekh Roll](https://onesandwich.com/chicken-seekh-roll/)
- [Double Egg Roll](https://onesandwich.com/double-egg-roll/)
- [Egg Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/egg-kathi-roll/)
- [Hakka Noodles Roll](https://onesandwich.com/hakka-noodles-roll/)

[See all Kathi Roll sandwiches →](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kathi-roll/)