A deep fried paneer perfectly made for starters

Paneer Popcorn

#myrecipe
By Prachi Nahar

Dec, 30th

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Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
11 - 13

Ingredients

  • 11 cubes paneer / cottage cheese
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp mixed herbs
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup corn flour
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup water
  • oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 11 cubes paneer. Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp mixed herbs and ¼ tsp salt.
  • Mix well making sure all the spices are coated well to paneer. Now prepare corn flour paste by taking ¼ cup corn flour, ¼ tsp pepper and ¼ tsp salt in a small bowl.
  • Add ¼ cup water and prepare smooth lump free batter. Now dip marinated paneer into corn flour batter.
  • Further, roll into breadcrumbs coating all the sides. Dip the coated paneer again into corn flour batter and coat with breadcrumbs (double coating)
  • Deep fry in hot oil or bake at 180-degree celsius for 12 minutes. Stir occasionally, keeping the flame on medium.
  • Fry till the paneer turns golden brown and crisp.
  • Finally, drain over a kitchen towel and serve paneer popcorn with tomato sauce.

Notes/Tips

Have it hot with ketchup