Paneer Pakora

This super delicious pakoda gets made in minutes. Crisp, crunchy batter fried chunks of paneer sprinkled with chaat masala and served with some onion rings and green chutney! A plate of these with masale wali chai feels heavenly This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 06 Dec 2021 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Cottage cheese (paneer), Oil
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	16-20 minutes
Cook time	6-10 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Spicy
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Paneer Pakora

250 grams Cottage cheese (paneer) , cut into 1 inch cubes
to deep fry Oil
1 cup Gram flour (besan)
2 tablespoons Yogurt
1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
1 tablespoon Fresh coriander leaves , chopped
1/2 teaspoon Carom seeds (ajwain)
1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
to taste Salt
to sprinkle Chaat masala
to serve Onion rings
to serve Lemon slices
to garnish Fresh mint sprigs
to serve Green chutney

Method

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Take gram flour in a mixing bowl, add yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, coriander leaves, carom seeds, red chilli powder, salt and sufficient water and whisk to make a semi-thick and smooth batter.
Put cottage cheese cubes to the batter and mix well.
Slide the cottage cheese cubes into hot oil, one at a time, and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle some chaat masala on top.
Place pakoras on one side of a serving platter, place onion rings and lemon slice and mint sprig on the other side and serve hot with green chutney.

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