Punjab

Paneer pakora

Name: Paneer pakora
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: 300 g cut into thick slices paneer; 3/4 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 2 tbsp rice flour; 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp chaat masala; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying; Salt, to taste

Soft paneer in a spicy besan coat. Dhaba snack, wedding starter, rainy day fix.

30 minTime

20 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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430kcalsame

20 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

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Paneer pakora, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Paneer300 g, cut into thick slices

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)¾ cup

Rice flour2 tbsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Chaat masala1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Sprinkle paneer slices with chaat masala and a pinch of chilli powder.
2Make a thick batter of besan, rice flour, ajwain, chilli powder, turmeric, salt and water.
3Heat the oil on medium. Test with a drop of batter.
4Dip, coat and fry a few at a time, turning once.
5Serve with mint chutney.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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Paneer pakora

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