Paneer 65 ~ Indian Cottage Cheese Fried with Spices for Golden Fried Love!
Ingredients
- 400 gms Paneer / Indian Cottage Cheese, cubed into big pieces
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tbsp Corn Flour
- 1 tsp Besan / Gram Flour
- Salt to taste
- 1 medium Lime Juice
- 1 tbsp All Purpose Flour / Maida
- Cooking Oil for frying
Instructions
- Cube the paneer into a 5 inch squares. In a bowl, take the paneer, add the salt, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala along with Corn Flour and Besan. It should coat the paneer well.
- Then, squeeze out the seeds and add the lemon juice to the Paneer cubes. Let it rest for 5 - 10 mins.
- Make a thick batter of the all purpose flour with little water.
- Heat oil in a pan. Once its hot, simmer. Dip the paneer cubes in the maida batter, and gently drop into the hot oil.
- Since Paneer is tender, it gets cooked very fast, so turn it immediately and cook on both sides till they are golden brown.
- Remove on a kitchen towel and serve hot!
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