Recipe: Perfect Chanar Paturi (Paneer / Cottage Cheese cooked in Banana Leaf)

Chanar Paturi (Paneer / Cottage Cheese cooked in Banana Leaf).

You can cook Chanar Paturi (Paneer / Cottage Cheese cooked in Banana Leaf) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chanar Paturi (Paneer / Cottage Cheese cooked in Banana Leaf)

1. Prepare 200 gm of paneer, mashed.
2. It's 1/2 cup of fresh grated coconut.
3. It's 2 tsp of mustard seeds.
4. You need 2 of green chilies.
5. You need 10-12 of cashew nuts.
6. It's 2-3 tsp of Poppy seeds.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of yoghurt, well beaten.
8. Prepare to taste of salt.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
10. Prepare of few extra fresh green / red chilies.
11. You need 2-3 tbsp of coriander leaves, chopped.
12. You need of banana leaves as required.
13. You need 3 tbsp of mustard oil.

Chanar Paturi (Paneer / Cottage Cheese cooked in Banana Leaf) instructions

1. Grind the cashew nuts, mustard seeds, green chilies and coconut to a smooth paste. Mix along with yoghurt, salt, turmeric powder, 2 tbsp. mustard oil, coriander leaves and paneer..
2. Heat a tawa / pan and place the banana leaves on them for a few seconds on both sides. This will help it to become more pliable so that it can be easily folded without breaking..
3. Place some of the paneer mix in the centre along with a chilli & fold them..
4. Tie with a string & keep aside. Do the same with rest of the paneer mix..
5. Heat the remaining oil in a pan & gently place all the folded banana leaf parcels. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes..
6. Carefully flip them over & cook the other side too till done..
7. Enjoy with hot steamed rice..