Recipe- Monsoon Special Paneer Pakoda

Paneer Pakoda or cottage cheese fritters are delicious, tasty and crispy fried fritters made of fresh cottage cheese and gram flour batter. We love making pakodas on rainy days or on the weekends to make the breakfast or brunch a little different from the regular one.

Ingredients

For Paneer

250 gm paneer/cottage cheese cut into rectangle pieces
dash of salt
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

For Batter

1 cup besan/gram flour
1/2 teaspoon carom seeds/aijwain
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon chaat masala+more to sprinkle while serving
1/2 teaspoon amchoor powder+more to sprinkle while serving
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon fennel powder
salt to taste
1/4 cup yoghurt/whisked
water as required
oil for deep frying

Method

# In a bowl add paneer pieces .sprinkle them with salt and red chilli powder and set aside.

# In another mixing bowl add all the ingredients for batter except batter.

# Whisk and slowly add a little water at a time.Make a thick batter using enough water.

# Heat oil in a wok.

# Dip paneer piece one by one in batter and drop in hot oil.

# Deep fry the paneer pieces until light golden from both sides.

# Drain them on paper towel.

# Now press the paneer pieces in between a piece of foil or tissue and drop them again in oil.

# Fry them again until dark golden and crispy.Drain on paper towel.

# Sprinkle with amchur powder or chaat masala.

# Serve hot with green and sweet chutney.