Paneer Pakoda Video by Tarla Dalal Video by Tarla Dalal
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Paneer Pakora Recipe (Punjabi Style Paneer Pakora) Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
4.00 servings
Ingredients
For Paneer Pakoda
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
oil for deep-frying
To Be Mixed Into A Dry Powder
1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chaat masala
salt to taste
For The Batter
1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 pinches of asafoetida (hing)
1 tbsp hot oil
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
a pinch of baking soda
salt to taste
For Serving With Paneer Pakoda
Method
For the batter
- Combine all the ingredients along with ½ cup of water in a deep bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
How to proceed to make paneer pakoda.
- Combine the paneer and the prepared dry masala powder in a deep bowl and toss gently.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, dip each masala paneer cubes in the batter, a few at a time and deep-fry on a medium flame till golden brown in colour from all the sides.
- Drain the paneer pakodas on an absorbent paper.
- Serve the paneer pakodas immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
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