Paneer 65

Name: Paneer 65
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms paneer; 3 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp rice flour; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp mustard seeds; To taste salt; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp yogurt; 1 cup refined oil; 1 pinch orange red food colour; 1/4 cup water; 1 stalk curry leaves; 1 onion cubed and petals disintegrated; 3 green chillies slit; 2 red chillies deseeded and chopped; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp coriander chopped finely

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Paneer 65 is a spicy South Indian appetizer and is a versatile dish that can be prepared in different ways. Paneer or Indian Cottage Cheese is cut into cubes or according to personal choice and marinated in spices, cornflour, rice flour, fresh herbs, lemon juice and yogurt, batter coated and deep fried to perfection. It is later tossed in a spicy tempering made with spices,cubed onions, garlic, curry leaves and lemon juice.Paneer 65 is a vegetarian variant of the popular South Indian Chicken 65 . Serve hot as an appetizer or as a side with fried rice in an Indian meal.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 servings

300 gmspaneer
3 tbspcornflour
1 tbsprice flour
2 tbspall-purpose flour
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/4 tspgaram masala powder
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspmustard seeds
To taste salt
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2 tbspyogurt
1 cuprefined oil
1 pinchorange red food colour
1/4 cupwater
1 stalkcurry leaves
1onion cubed and petals disintegrated
3green chillies slit
2red chillies deseeded and chopped
2 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspcoriander chopped finely

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Cut paneer into one inch cubes. Add 2 tbsp cornflour, few chopped curry leaves,red chilli powder and sprinkle 1/2 tsp salt.Toss lightly.In another bowl, add cornflour, all-purpose flour, rice flour, Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder,orange red food colour,ginger garlic paste, cumin,coriander and garam masala powder.Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp yogurt.Add salt to taste.Mix all.Sprinkle 3-4 tbsp water to make a thick slurry.Now add paneer to this batter and coat it well.
2

Heat oil in a wok and deep fry the coated paneer in small batches in low to medium flame till golden brown on all sides and crispy. Set aside.
3

In 2 tsp oil, sprinkle cumin and mustard seeds.When they sizzle,add minced ginger and garlic and saute.Next add slit green chillies and broken dry red chillies. Add curry leaves and fry.Now add cubed onions with petals disintegrated. Stir fry on high flame. In the end whisk 2 tsp yogurt with 1 tsp cornflour and 2 tbsp water.Turn the flame to low and let it bubble till almost dry.Add fried paneer and toss gently to mix all.Drizzle lemon juice.
4

Garnish with some fried curry leaves, chopped coriander and lemon wedges.Serve hot as an appetizer or as a side with fried rice.