Paneer Chutney Pakora

Name: Paneer Chutney Pakora
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 to 2 dried red chiles, stemmed and crushed; 1 quart (800 ml) vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon red chile powder; 9 ounces (250 grams) paneer (pressed fresh cheese); 1 cup (200 grams) besan (chickpea/gram flour); 2 teaspoons chaat masala (spice mix for chaat; 1 medium bunch fresh cilantro; 1 medium bunch fresh mint; 2 cloves garlic; 6 green chiles, stemmed; ½-inch (1-cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1½ teaspoons table salt

Spicy batter-fried paneer

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

The effort in assembling this pakora (fritter) is worth it. Make these in large quantities when you have your friends over because they will disappear fast. If you’d like, you can replace the green chutney used here with chile garlic chutney.

Ingredients

9 ounces (250 grams) paneer (pressed fresh cheese)
1 medium

Asia
India
Snack
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the paneer into 1-inch (2½-cm) cubes.
Roughly chop the cilantro, mint, 4 of the green chiles, half of the ginger, and 1 clove of garlic. Put them in a food proc