Paneer 65
This is a spicy and tasty paneer 65 recipe from the Hyderabadi cuisine.
Servings: 2 to 3
Calories: 763kcal
Ingredients
marination for paneer 65
- 200 grams paneer (cottage cheese)
- 3 tablespoon rice flour
- 1 tablespoon besan (gram flour)
- 2 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon green chili paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder or kashmiri red chili powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ¼ teaspoon lime juice or add as required
- 4 tablespoon water
- 5 tablespoon oil for frying
- salt as required
for paneer 65 tempering
- 3 tablespoon chopped onions
- 2 to 3 green chilies - sliced diagonally
- ½ teaspoon chopped ginger
- ½ teaspoon chopped garlic
- 6 to 7 curry leaves
- 1 to 2 dry red chilies
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds - optional
- ¼ teaspoon sugar or add as per taste - optional
- 2 to 3 pinches of salt
- 2 teaspoon oil
- coriander leaves (cilantro leaves) for garnish
Instructions
marination for paneer 65
- Take 3 tbsp rice flour, 1 tbsp besan (gram flour) and 2 tbsp corn starch in a mixing bowl. You can
- Also take corn meal or maize flour (makki ka atta) instead of corn starch.
- Add the following spices & herbs - 1 tsp green chili paste, 1 tsp garlic paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, ½ tsp red chili powder, ¼ to ½ tsp garam masala powder and 1/4 tsp lime juice. Also add salt as required.
- Add 4 tbsp water. Whisk to a smooth paste. You can also add a few drops of natural color. I used orange natural color extract.
- Add the paneer cubes.
- Gently mix the paneer cubes with the batter. Cover and allow to marinate for about 15 to 20 minutes at room temperature.
frying paneer for paneer 65
- Heat 5 tbsp oil in a pan. The oil should be medium hot. Coat the paneer cubes with the batter and add them to the hot oil.
- Keep some space between the paneer cubes so that they don't stick.
- Once the base is done, flip and fry the other side.
- Flip for a couple of times all the paneer cubes and fry till the outsides become crisp and golden. Remember not to over fry the paneer cubes as then they become dense.
- Drain the fried paneer cubes on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.
making paneer 65
- In the same pan, heat 2 tsp oil. Add ½ tsp mustard seeds.
- After the mustard seeds, crackle, add ½ tsp chopped ginger, ½ tsp chopped garlic, 2 green chilies chopped diagonally, 1 to 2 dry red chilies and 6 to 7 curry leaves. Stir well.
- Then add 3 tbsp chopped onions. Stir and saute the onions till they turn translucent.
- Add salt and ¼ tsp sugar. You can skip sugar if you want. I added a bit of sugar as then the paneer dish tastes good.
- Stir well. Add the fried paneer cubes.
- Mix and toss the paneer cubes with the rest of the sauteed ingredients. Check the taste and add more salt or green chilies if required. Switch off the flame.
- Lastly add chopped coriander leaves. Stir.
- Serve paneer 65 hot plain as a starter or with some chapatis, naan or tandoori rotis.
Nutrition
Calories: 763kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 64g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 1536mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 480IU | Vitamin C: 101mg | Calcium: 494mg | Iron: 0.4mg