Halwai August 21, 2024

Ingredients:

• 500 g – Paneer
• 350 g – boiled Potatoes
• 40 g – Onion (cut into small pieces)
• 15 g – Garlic (grated)
• 15 g – Ginger (grated)
• 2-3 -green chillies
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp -mustard seeds
• 4-6 -curry leaves
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves chopped
• 200 g – gram flour (besan)
• salt
• oil
• 2 – lemons, obtain juice from these.

Method:

  1. Cut paneer into squares of about 1.5 inch wide. Marinate the paneer pieces in salt and lemon juice. Keep aside while you prepare the stuffing.
  2. Mix besan, water, salt and keep it aside. This mixture should be thick.
  3. In a wok, heat some oil and add cumin seed, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Fry for few seconds.
  4. Next add onion, garlic, ginger and fry till golden in colour.
  5. Now mix mashed potatoes and keep on stirring for 5 mins. Also stir in the green chilli and red chilli powder. When this is done let it cool.
  6. Now take out the paneer pieces from the marinade and add a thick coating of potato on each piece.
  7. Heat oil, dip this paneer piece in besan mixture and deep-fry in oil till little red in colour.
  8. Enjoy this snack with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney.

Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi