Khat Mitha Panir

Name: Khat Mitha Panir (Sweet and Sour Indian Cream Cheese)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 teaspoonfuls arrowroot; ¾ oz (20 g) flour; 2 spring onions (only the green stalk); ½ teaspoonful salt; ½ teaspoonful white pepper; ¼ teaspoonful white pepper; 4 ozs (115 g) carrots; 4 ozs (115 g) onions; 8 ozs (230 g) tomatoes; 1¼ tablespoonfuls water; 4 ozs (115 g) evenly diced panir (¾″ (2 cm) squares); 3 dessertspoonfuls vinegar (sirka); 2 green chillies; 2 ozs (60 g) ghee; 1½ dessertspoonfuls soya-bean sauce; Coriander leaves for garnish Seasoned batter as above; 2 red or green chillies; 2½ teaspoonfuls salt; Ghee for frying; 1 teaspoonful red pepper; 5 tablespoonfuls water; 3 dessertspoonfuls sugar

Sweet and Sour Indian Cream Cheese

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

Sweet and sour Indian cream cheese is a vegetarian counterpart of sweet and sour pork or prawns.

Ingredients

Ingredients for the sauce

8 ozs (230 g) tomatoes
4 ozs (115

Asia
India
Dinner
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

For the sauce:—Chop the vegetables finely (reserving the spring onions and 2 chillies), add 2 teaspoonfuls salt and simmer for 20 minutes till they are tender. Pass through a fine sieve or a strainer. Heat the puree, add soya-bean sauce, vinegar and sugar and cook for 2 to 3 m