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Punjabi Fried Paneer



Ingredients
•Paneer (cottage cheese) 250 grams
•Yogurt 1 cup
•Refined flour (maida) 5 tablespoons
•Salt to taste
•Corn flakes 1 1/2 cups
•Soda bicarbonate a pinch
•Red chilli powder 1 tablespoon
•Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
•Dry mango powder (amchur) 1/2 teaspoon
•Carom seeds (ajwain) 1/2 teaspoon
•Ginger-garlic paste,diluted in ¼ cup water 1 tablespoon
•Red chilli Garlic Chutney as required
•Oil to deep fry
•Chaat masala a pinch
•Fresh mint leaves a few for garnishing

Method
Heat oil in a kadai.

Whisk together yogurt and 2 tbsps maida in a bowl. Add salt and mix well and set aside. 

Grind together cornflakes, 3 tbsps refined flour, soda bicarbonate, red chilli powder, green cardamom powder, dried mango powder and carom seeds. 

Cut paneer into 1 inch cubes and slit in the centre. Pour the ginger-garlic water over the cottage cheese cubes.

Stuff red chilli-garlic chutney into the slits of the paneer cubes. Dip the cottage cheese cubes in the yogurt-refined flour mixture. Coat them with the corn flakes mixture. 

Deep fry the cottage cheese pieces in the hot oil till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. 

Transfer onto a serving plate, sprinkle chaat masala, garnish with mint leaves and serve hot. 


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