Paneer Shashlik

paneer shashlik 

Paneer shashlik is a complete meal made with marinated paneer in hung curd mixture and vegetables and served with dip and salad.

Ingredients

Paneer                                     250 gms

Onion                                       2 nos.

Red, green, yellow

bell peppers                              1 no. each

For marinating

Hung curd                                 200 gm

Garlic paste                              1 tsp

Tahini paste                              1 tsp

Spicy spicy powder                    2 tbsp

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Black pepper powder                 1 tsp

Cream                                      1/3 cup

Salt                                          to taste

Olive oil                                    1 tbsp + for brushing    

Method

First cut the paneer in big cube otherwise grilling time it can break, cut bell peppers and onion in square slices.

Take a mixing bowl, add 1 tbsp olive oil, hung curd and mix well.

add hung curd in oil 

Then add garlic paste and mix and add tahini paste and mix well.

add tahini paste

Now add spicy spicy powder and mix well.

add spicy spicy powder

Add black pepper powder, salt and mix well.

Then add lemon juice and mix then add cream and mix well.

add cream

Now coat well the paneer cubes with this mixture.

coat the paneer with peanut mixture 

Now put the bell pepper slice, onion slice and paneer in skewer and place on griller.

place paneer skewer in griller

Brush with olive oil and grill from all sides.

grill the paneer 

Once it grilled take out from skewer and put in serving skewer and serve with dip and salad.

take out from grilled skewer

Soya Paneer Muthia / Tofu Muthia

soya paneer or tofu muthia

Tofu Muthia- An excellent Snack using  grated Tofu and binding with gram and rice flour . it is a  fusion recipe from Gujarat.

Ingredients

Chopped coriander leaves         1 tbsp

Finely chopped green chilli        2 tbsp

Baking soda                             ½ tsp

Sahi cumin seeds                     2 tbsp

Sesame seeds                         1 tbsp

Gram flour                                3 – 4 tbsp

Rice flour                                 3 – 4 tbsp

Tofu grated                               250gms

Desi ghee                                2 tsp

Salt                                         to taste

Oil                                           to fry

For garnish

Chopped chillies and hot oil mixture

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add chopped coriander leaves, chopped green chillies, baking soda, sahi cumin seeds, sesame seeds.

add seed ingredients with coriander

Add gram flour, rice flour, grated tofu, salt and mix well.

add grated tofu and flours

Then add ghee and mix again.

add ghee and mix again thetofu mixture 

Now give the shapes of muthia from tofu mixture and deep fry on medium flame till golden brown.

fry the tofu muthia 

Within this time take chopped chillies in a small bowl and add hot oil and mix then keep aside.

Remove tofu muthias from oil and keep on tissue.

fried muthia on tissue

Serve tofu muthia with chilli-oil mixture.

serve the soya paneer or tofu muthia

Paneer Do Pyaaza

paneer do peyaaza

This is a Punjab cuisine main course semi dry, cottage cheese curry recipe wherein amount of onion used is relatively larger compared with other main ingredients.

Ingredients

Chopped onion                          2 nos.

Chopped tomato                        2 nos.

Mustard seeds                          1 tbsp

Red chilli powder                       3 tsp

Paneer                                      200 gm

Garam masala powder               1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Mustard oil                                3 – 4 tbsp

For garnish

Onion rings

Method

Heat mustard oil in a pan.

Within this time, mix red chilli powder and water in a bowl to make a paste.

Now add mustard seeds in hot oil and sauté, add onion and sauté.

add chopped onion and saute

Then add chopped tomato and stir well.

add chopped tomato

Add the prepared red chilli paste and mix well.

add chilli paste

Then add water in it and cook for 5 – 6 minutes.

After this add paneer cubes and mix well.

add paneer

Now add garam masala powder, salt and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.

cook paneer do peyaza 

Serve the paneer do pyaaza in serving plate and garnish with onion rings.

paneer do peyaza garnish with onion rings

Baked Paneer Taco

baked paneer taco

A traditional food wrap from Mexico consisting of a taco shell that is filled with cabbage salad, baja sauce, delicious roasted paneer and topped with salsa.

Ingredients

Chopped cabbage                     1 cup

Onion juliennes                         1 cup

Lemon juice                              2 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black pepper                to taste

Olive oil                                    2 tsp

Taco shells                               2 – 3 nos.

For baja sauce

Hung curd                                 1 cup

Sour cream                               2 tbsp

Red chilli powder                       ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

For salsa

Chopped tomato                        2 tbsp

Chopped onion                          2 tbsp

Chopped jalapenos                    1 ½ tbsp

Chopped coriander                     ¼ cup

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Tomato juice                              2 tbsp

Lemon juice                               1 tsp

Salt                                           to taste

For the paneer mixture

Roasted paneer with yogurt,

Gram flour and masala                100 gms

Lemon juice                               1 tsp

Oil                                            1 tsp

Salt                                           to taste

For garnish

Parsley leaves                            as required

Method

To prepare the salad

Take a mixing bowl, add chopped cabbage, onion juliennes, lemon juice, crushed black pepper, salt, olive oil and mix well.

cabbage salad 

To prepare baja sauce

Take another bowl, add hung curd, sour cream, red chilli powder, salt and mix well.

baja sauce 

To prepare salsa

Take another bowl, add chopped tomato, chopped onion, chopped jalapenos, chopped coriander, chopped garlic, tomato juice, lemon juice, salt and mix well.

salsa

Take roaster cottage cheese (paneer).

roasted paneer 

Now cut the roasted paneer into strips and mix with lemon juice oil and salt.

paneer mixture

Then take a taco shell.

taco

Now fill with the prepared salad, prepared salsa, prepared paneer strips, prepared baja sauce and add more salad.

put filling in tacco 

Make more tacos like this.

Place the ready tacos on serving plate and put baja sauce and salsa on them and garnish with parsley leaves.

garnish the baked paneer tacos 

Paneer Croquettes

paneer (cottage cheese) croquettes 

Croquettes made with cottage cheese, fresh vegetables, boiled potatoes and served with pickle and potato basket. 

 

Ingredients

Grated paneer                           ½ cup

Boiled and grated potato            1 cup

Refined flour                             1 tbsp

Chopped onion                          1 tbsp

Chopped ginger                         1 tsp

Chopped green chilli                  1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       ½ tsp

Chopped coriander                     2 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            to fry

Vermicelli                                 1 cup

Refined flour and water

batter                                       as required

For garnish

Cherry tomato and mustard

Pickle                                       as required

Potato basket                            1 no.

Parsley leaves                           as required

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add grated paneer, boiled and grated potato, refined flour, chopped onion, chopped ginger, chopped green chilli, red chilli powder, salt, chopped coriander and knead well.

paneer mixture 

Then make small balls of this mixture.

Put vermicelli in a bowl and crush.

paneer balls and crushed vermicelli 

Make refined flour and water batter in another bowl.

Heat oil in a pan.

Now coat the prepared croquettes in batter then roll them in crushed vermicelli.

coat in batter then roll in vermicelli 

Then fry them in hot oil until golden brown.

frying 

Remove and keep on tissue.

croquettes 

Now put mustard-cherry tomato pickle and potato basket on serving plate.

put pickle on plate 

Then place the fried croquettes on it and garnish with pickle and parsley leaves.

garnish the croquettes

Chilli Paneer

chilli paneer 

Chilli Paneer is a melt in the mouth starter with Chinese flavour,  is an all time favourite to all that is really easy to prepare.

Ingredients

Paneer (cottage cheese) cubes  250 gm

Corn flour                                  2 tbsp

Oil                                            for frying         

Salt                                          to taste

Green bell pepper                      1 no.

Onions                                      2 nos.

Green chillies                            5 – 6 nos

Chopped garlic                          3 – 4 cloves

Oil                                            1 tsp

Corn flour                                  2 tbsp

Vegetable stock                        ½ cup

Soya sauce                              1 tsp

Tomato ketchup                        1 tbsp

Vinegar                                     1 tsp

Salt                                           to taste

Method

In a bowl put paneer cubes and toss with corn flour and salt.

paneer cubes with corn flour and salt

Deep fry this paneer until golden and keep aside.

In another bowl add corn flour, vegetable stock, soya sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar and mix well.

soya sauce mixture

Slice the capsicum and onions.

sliced capsicum onion

Now heat oil in a pan on high flame, add chopped garlic stir and add sliced onion and capsicum and stir well.

add garlic onion chilli in hot oil 

Now add fried paneer and toss well.

add the fried paneer 

Then add the prepared soya sauce-ketchup mixture, required salt and mix well until become thick.

add soya sauce mixture and mix well

Remove and serve hot.

Masala Paneer Bread

masala paneer bread

Baked bread with spicy paneer mixture fillings.

Ingredients

Dry yeast                                  1 – 2 tsp

Warm water                               as required

Sugar                                        1 – 2 tbsp

Salt                                           to taste

Cottage cheese                          1 block

Mango powder                            1 tsp

Red chilli powder                         1 tsp

All ground spice                          1 tsp

Roughly chopped jalapeno            2 tbsp

For sprinkle

Rock salt

All purpose flour

Olive oil

For garnish

Jalapenos

Olive oil

Red chilli powder

Method

In a bowl mix dry yeast, warm water, sugar, salt and mix well and keep it for formatting.

yeast mixture

Then in another bowl, add all purpose flour, rock salt, yeast mixture and mix well.

Add required water and make dough and keep aside.

In a bowl grate paneer, add mango powder, all ground spice, jalapeno, olive oil and sugar and mix all.

add jalapeno in grated paneer 

Now roll out the dough and sprinkle rock salt and all purpose flour over it.

Place the cheese mixture in line at middle.

place flling on roll out dough

Sprinkle flour and olive oil on filling.

sprinkle all purpose flour and oil over filling

Now fold it up-to half and cover the filling and seal it with help of little water.

cover the filling 

Then fold both sides and fold remaining half and seal it.

fold the dough

Slit over it and dust all purpose flour.

slit over dough

Now take a mould, grease with olive oil and dust flour on it.

Then put the prepared stuffed dough in it and keep it for proofing for 20 minutes.

put the stuffed dough in mould

Now bake it at 175 degree celsius for 18 -20 minutes.

bake the bread

Take out from oven and place the bread on serving plate and garnish with olive oil, jalapeno and red chilli powder.

garnished baked bread