Paneer ke Pakore Recipe
Ingredients:
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup Besan
- Vegetable oil
- ½ cup Chutney
- 200 gms Paneer
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- ½ tsp Red Chilli powder
- ½ tsp roasted Cumin powder
- 2 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped
Method:
- Mix gram flour, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, garam masala, chopped coriander leaves and salt.
- Add little water and beat the mixture to form a thick and smooth batter.
- Cut paneer into medium size thick square shape pieces. Remove a small portion of paneer from the centre top and fill it with chutney.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
- Dip the paneer pieces carefully (so that green chutney dosen`t come out) into the batter and deep fry on medium heat until golden brown.
- Serve hot with any chutney.
Tip: Always make sure that the potatoes are boiled well in advance and cooled before you use them. It would be better if they can be refrigerated for a short time. This helps the starch in the potatoes to settle down and the tikkis will not be gooey.