PANEER PAKODA

INGREDIENTS: 

Paneer - 250 gms

Besan/ Gram flour - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 2 tsps

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Kasturi methi - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Prepare a smooth batter with besan, baking soda, chilli and turmeric powder, kasturi methi and salt with sufficient water without lumps.

2. Dip the paneer cubes in the batter to get coated well.

3) Heat oil for deep frying. Once hot, drop in the panner cubes and fry till golden brown.

Serve hot.

PANEER DOSAI

INGREDIENTS :

Paneer - 250 grams

Green chillies - 4

Coriander leaves - few

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Mix paneer cubes with salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder. Fry them for 2 minutes in a pan. Allow it to cool and blend them to scramble, mix in finely chopped green chillies and coriander leaves.

2) Heat Dosa Tawa. Spread dosai batter. Pray a spoon of ghee.

3) Spread the scrambled paneer over the dosai. Spray little ghee. Once gets roasted, remove from the flame and serve hot.

 

PANEER PARATHA

INGREDIENTS :

Paneer - 250 grams

Green chillies - 4

Coriander leaves - few

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Mix paneer cubes with salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder. Fry them for 2 minutes in a pan. Allow it to cool and blend them to scramble, mix in finely chopped green chillies and coriander leaves.

2) Roll out the paratha, stuff in a spoon of the paneer mix. Roll out paratha. 

3) Heat dosa pan. Place the paratha, spray little oil or ghee. Flip once to its side. Remove and transfer it to a plate once done.

Serve hot. 

 

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

INGREDIENTS : 

Paneer -- 200 gms 

Cashews --- 15 pieces 

Curry leaves 

Chilli powder -- 2 tsp 

Turmeric powder -- 1 tsp 

Garam masala -- 1 tsp 

Jeera -- 1 tsp 

Salt to taste

TO GRIND:

Onion -- 1 big

Tomatoes -- 3

Cloves- 2

Bay leaves - 1

Cinnamon sticks- 2 small

Annasi poo - 2

Cashews- 15 pieces

Heat oil in a pan. Once hot, add cloves, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, annasi poo. When the flavour rules out, add in sliced onion and tomato with little water. Saute till tender and soft. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool down. 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Mariante paneer pieces with a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of salt for 10 minutes . 

2) Then tawa fry them with little oil.

3) Heat Butter in a pan. Once hot and melted, add grinded masala ,salt and little water.

4) Then,add fried paneer pieces. Cover with a lid and cook in slow flame till the oil separates . Garnish with Corinader leaves. Serve hot with Roti.

 This goes to Viki Xavier's Sidedishes For Chapathi.

PANEER PEAS PULAO

INGREDIENTS :

• Paneer - 250 gms
• Peas - 100 gms
• Onion - 1 big: sliced
• Capsicum - 1 big
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Cloves -2 
• Cinnamon - 2
• Biriyani leaves - 2
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli sauce - 2 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Fry paneer cubes in oil for few minutes and keep it aside.

2) After removing the paneer, add cloves, cinnamon and Biriyani leaves. Then add sliced onions and capsicum and saute till tender.

3) Add peas and ginger-garlic paste, salt and toss it well.

4) Add paneer and turmeric powder, pepper powder, chilli sauce and toss it well. 

5) Finally, add the cooked rice to it and mix it well.

Serve hot with Raitha.

 

CARROT PANEER PULAO

INGREDIENTS :

Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup
Finely sliced onion - 1 1/2 cup
Paneer - 100 gms
Grated carrot - 1 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Cloves -2 
Cinnamon sticks -2 
Biriyani leaves - 2
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 3
Few mint and coriander leaves

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Wash and soak rice in water for 10 minutes.
2) Heat ghee in a pan . Saute whole spices for a minute , followed by adding finely sliced onion till tender.
3) Add ginger-garlic paste , split chillies and grated carrot till half cooked .
4) Meanwhile , cook rice in rice cooker with 1 1/2 cups of water .
5) Once carrot is done , add it with the rice and cook till done.
6) Make paneer cubes and mix with a tsp of turmeric powder, garam masala powder and little salt . Fry paneer cubes for few minutes in a kadai and finally mix it with the rice .
7) Mix carrot mixture and paneer well with the rice. Garnish it with mint and coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Raitha .

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PANEER TAWA FRY /SPICY PANEER CUBES

INGREDIENTS : 

Paneer-- 200 gms 

Chilli powder - 1 tsp 

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp 

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Chop Paneer in small cubes. Mix in the chilli powder, turmeric powder, Garam masala ans salt. Leave it aside for 10 minutes.

2) Heat oil in dosa pan or tawa, Spread little oil. One hot, spread the paneer cubes and fry till done.

 Serve hot as an evening snack .