Devour the royal delicacy of paneer pakora with your kids on a rainy day from your terrace garden...
Soak the paneer in lukewarm water with a pinch of salt for about five to ten minutes and after some time take it out and place over a paper towel. Then dice them into even sized cubes and keep aside.
Take one and a half cups of gram flour in a large bowl and sprinkle a few pinches of salt as required for making the pakora. Splash in a little water to make a paste out of it. Add the measured quantities of red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, ginger garlic paste and whisk altogether with some more drops of water. Finally tip in a pinch of baking soda and whisk gently for a few seconds. Let the batter be neither too thick nor too thin. Let it rest for a while and in the meantime make things ready for frying.
Take each panner cube and hold it diagnolly inbetween your fingers. Slit through the paneer using a sharp knife and fill it up with a teaspoon of coriander chutney and just press it up with your fingers and keep aside. Similarly, fill up all the paneer cubes and place it over a plate.
Heat a kadai and pour sufficient cooking oil required for deep frying. When the oil is heated, take a paneer cube and dip it in the batter and drop it in the oil. Maintain the flame in medium high mode so that both the paneer and the batter gets cooked up well. Just after a few seconds, flip the paneer cubes gently and allow the other side to get fried up. When both the sides are done you will get a golden brown color all over evenly and you will sense the aroma of the fried paneer pakora. This is the stage to take it out and gently fish out the fried paneer pakoras one by one using a slotted spoon and place it over a plate covered with a paper towel.
Squeeze out a dash of lemon over the panner pakoras and serve while it is still hot accompanied by the lush green coriander chutney.
Serving Size 1 cup
Servings 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.