Halwai May 11, 2024

Ingredients:

• 1 cup – Refined flour
• 2 tbsp – pure ghee, melted
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups – paneer, grated
• 4 tbsp – processed cheese, grated
• 2 tbsp – Butter
• 4 tbsp – onion, chopped
• 1 tsp – Green chilli paste
• 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp – Milk
• 1 tsp – white pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

Method:

  1. For the puffs, mix together the flour, ghee, salt and enough water to make a soft dough.
  2. Cover and set aside for 15 minutes.
  3. To make the filling, heat the butter in a pan and saute the onions till they change colour.
  4. Add the green chilli paste, ginger-garlic paste, grated paneer, cheese, milk and white pepper powder.
  5. Cook for 2 minutes over low heat, stirring continuously, till the sauce thickens.
  6. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
  7. Make small marble-sized balls of dough and roll out each one into a three-inch puri.
  8. Place each puri on a flat surface and place 1 tbsp of paneer filling on one half of it and cover with the other half to make a crescent.
  9. Press edges to seal well.
  10. Deep fry the puris in hot oil.
  11. Serve hot.

Recipe courtesy of IBNS