Diwali Recipe: Walnut Paneer Kebab

Hemasri Subramanian's Walnut Paneer Kebab is a delicious vegetarian treat -- the walnut provides the crispness and the paneer makes it luxuriously soft within.

Ingredients

• 1 cup toasted walnuts + a few extra toasted chopped for garnish
• 200 gm paneer
• 3 garlic pods

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• 15 gm ginger, peeled
• 2 green chillies
• ½ tsp chilly powder

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• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp jeera or cumin seeds
• 1 tsp brown dhania or coriander powder

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• 1 tsp chaat masala
• ½ tsp aamchur or dried mango powder
• ½ tsp garam masala powder

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• Handful fresh green dhania or coriander leaves or cilantro
• Handful mint leaves
• 1 tbsp oil

Method

• Grind the toasted walnuts in a food processor/mixer till fine.
  Add into the mixer, the paneer, garlic, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, salt along with all the spices and grind to a coarse mixture.

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• Add the ground mixture into a bowl and take 2-inch balls and flatten into round kebabs.
  Heat the oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the kebabs on both sides till golden brown.
• Serve hot garnished with chopped California walnuts; Serves 3-4.

Recipe: Kind courtesy California Walnuts