Recipe: Appetizing Shallow Fried Paneer Cubes

Shallow Fried Paneer Cubes. Paneer has a chewy texture and generally doesn't have much flavor on its own. To add flavor to the paneer, you can dice the paneer into cubes and Although I order paneer in restaurants often, I had never tasted fried paneer until I cooked a curried paneer recipe in Madhur Jaffrey's Vegetarian India. Normally for chilli paneer recipe, paneer is deep fried , but I have shallow fried them on a skillet, as I usually avoid deep fried food.

It makes a very good main course dish for a vegetarian dinner. Pulao is usually my go-to dish when I am running short of time or I cannot think of what to make for dinner. I shallow fried the paneer cubes which means "much healthier " compared to the deep fried version. You can have Shallow Fried Paneer Cubes using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shallow Fried Paneer Cubes

1. It's 1.5 cups of Paneer - (cut in cubes).
2. You need 1 medium of Capsicum - (cut in cubes).
3. It's 1 medium of Onion - (cut in cubes).
4. It's 2 tbsp of Curd.
5. You need 4-5 tbsp of Oats flour.
6. You need 1.5 tbsp of Besan.
7. You need 3-4 of Garlic cloves - (finely chopped).
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.
9. You need 1 tsp of Chilli powder.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of Garam Masala powder.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cumin powder.
12. Prepare of Salt (to taste).
13. You need of Water (as required).

And the best part of this chilli paneer? Fry, turning occasionally, until crispy and lightly browned on all sides. Paneer Kabab is a delicious shallow fried crisp yet melt in mouth Indian cottage cheese kababs seasoned with tickling spices and dry fruits. Now, that makes our job so easy to pack these paneer snacks for kids or.

Shallow Fried Paneer Cubes instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, add paneer cubes, capsicum and onion cubes..
2. Add curd, oats flour and besan into it..
3. Now, add chopped garlic and all the spices..
4. Add a little water and mix it gently to coat paneer cubes from all sides properly..
5. Heat a tawa or pan, drizzle some oil and place the coated paneer cubes, capsicum and onion..
6. Cook all the sides of paneer cubes and other veggies..
7. Garnish it with some chopped coriander and serve with chutney or tomato ketchup..

If the gravy is too thick, you can add little water to increase the consistency. Fry the paneer cubes on a low flame until they turn golden brown. Turn off the heat and arrange the cubes on a plate. To make this pan fried paneer cubes more wholesome and to taste better, use homemade paneer. Lightly shallow fry the paneer cubes in some oil until the edges turn golden brown.