Paneer Cutlets: 20-Min Recipe

Much-loved paneer takes centre stage in this jhatpat, yum snack. After spicing them up, Reshma Aslam shapes them into patties and fries till golden.

Ingredients

• ¼ kg grated paneer
• ½ cup finely chopped capsicum
• 6-7 green chillies, finely chopped

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• 3-4 cheese cubes, grated
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tsp black pepper powder

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• 1 cup bread crumbs
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste, about 1½ tsp + Pinch for the batter

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• ½ cup corn flour + water for a slurry
• 2 tsp roasted ground masala of red chillies, fennel, coriander seeds, cumin seeds

Method

• In a bowl, mix the grated paneer with salt, black pepper powder, roasted masala, capsicum, green chillies, onions.
  Mix well and then mix in the grated cheese.

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• Make small tikkis from the mixture and refrigerate.
  Make a slurry/batter of the corn flour, salt, water in a bowl.
  Spread the breadcrumbs in a plate.

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• Heat the oil in a pan.
  Dip each tikki in the corn flour batter and roll in the bread crumbs.
  Deep fry until golden brown and serve hot with green chutney or red sauce; Serves 3-4.