Paneer ke Pakore
Spiced fritters made from cottage cheese, fried to a golden served with fresh mint chutney. A perfect party snack.
Ingredients
- 250 pieces gms paneer chopped into rectangular
- oil for deep-frying
Spice Powder
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds powder
- 1/2 tsp dried mango powder
- 1/2 tsp chaat masala
- Salt to taste
For The Batter
- 1 cup chick pea flour
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 pinches of asafoetida
- 1 tbsp hot
- pinch aof cooking soda
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Method
- Combine all the batter ingredients along with ½ cup of water in a deep bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
- Cut the paneer into thick rectangular pieces , making a slit in between . Do not cut through .
- Mix all the spices under spice powder .
- Fill the spice powder in the paneer slit .
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, dip each paneer piece in the batter, a few at a time and deep-fry on a medium flame till golden .
- Serve hot with Chutney .
