Ingredients: 500 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese),1 tablespoon Achari masala,1 tablespoon Lemon juice,Salt – to taste,12 Papads – (urad dal & pepper),1/2 cup Corn flour,Water – as required,Sunflower Oil – for frying,6 teaspoons Fennel seeds (Saunf),2 teaspoons Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds),2 teaspoons Turmeric powder (Haldi),4 teaspoons Red Chilli powder,2 teaspoons Mustard seeds,2 teaspoons Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds),3 teaspoons Salt
Time in minutes: 100 Servings: 4 Course: Appetizer Diet: High Protein Vegetarian
Instructions: To prepare Crispy & Spicy Paneer Starter Recipe, get ready with all the ingredients and start with making achar masala. Pulse the spices in the mixer-grinder to get a coarse mix for the pickle.Wash and pat dry the Paneer. Cut the Paneer into 1/2″ thick and 2″ long cuboid. 500 gram paneer will yield approximately 24 pieces.Marinate paneer with a tablespoon of pickle mix, juice of half a lemon and salt only if required.In the meantime, spread the black pepper urad dal papad on a kitchen towel and keep under open sun or fan for 45 minutes to an hour, or till the papads are dry.Pulse papad in a Mixer-grinder and make a coarse powder.Heat the oil for frying in Deep bottomed pan.Make a thick paste of cornflour, a pinch of salt, and water.Dip the marinated paneer in cornflour paste and roll it on the black pepper urad dal papad powder.Put 5-6 pieces of prepared paneer for frying at a time. Fry till golden brown.Serve Crispy & Spicy Paneer Starter Recipe with roasted tomato sauce or Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Masala Chai Recipe – Indian Spiced Tea as an appetizer during get-together or as a monsoon snack during tea time.