Paneer Pakora Recipe – How to make Cheese Fritters

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Paneer pakoda recipe – mouthwatering appetizer made with deep fried paneer or cottage cheese slices wrapped in besan / gram flour batter. Veg Recipe, Indian Vegetarian recipe

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Whenever I make pakodas for my family, the paneer pakoda remains in top demand as paneer is loved by almost everyone. The best part with paneer pakoda is that they are crunchy from outside with and soft from inside.

Paneer pakora can be enjoyed with tomato ketchup or with homemade green chutney or both. 😛

So, here is your recipe for simple and easy to make paneer pakoda – Indian cheese fritters and below this you will find the detailed step by step recipe of Paneer Pakoda with photos.

Paneer Pakora - Cheese Fritters Recipe
 
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Ingredients
  • Fresh paneer / cottage cheese - 200 gm
  • Besan / Gram flour - 1 cup
  • Red chili powder - ½ tsp
  • Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
  • Asafoetida - a pinch
  • Salt to taste.
  • Water - for making batter
  • Cooking Oil - for deep frying
  • Chaat masala - to sprinkle (optional)
Instructions
  1. Cut fresh paneer or cottage cheese into slices. Keep aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl take 1 cup gram flour.
  3. Add ½ tsp red chili powder, ½ tsp cumin seeds, a pinch of asafoetida and salt to taste.
  4. Mix well and make a smooth batter using water.
  5. In a pan heat oil to deep fry paneer pakoda.
  6. Dip a slice of paneer into the besan/ gramflour batter and add to hot oil and deep fry.
  7. Similarly continue with other paneer slices.
  8. Fry till fritters turn golden brown.
  9. Remove on tissue paper to drain out excess oil.
  10. Sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot with tea.

Cottage Cheese Fritters – How to make Paneer Pakoda Recipe at home recipe:

Step by step Recipe of Paneer Pakora with photos:

1. Cut fresh paneer or cottage cheese into slices 1 by 2 inches size and keep aside.

cut cheese for pakoda recipe

 

2. Take 1 cup gram flour / besan in a mixing bowl.
gram flour image

 

3. Add spices to the flour. Add 1/2 tsp red chili powder, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, a pinch of asafoetida and salt to taste.
add salt, cumin, red chilli powder, hing in gram flour for making cheese pakoda recipe

 

4. Mix well and make a smooth batter using water. Add water in portions so as to avoid lumps formation. Batter should be of pouring consistency.
make batterof gram flour for paneer pakoda-recipe

 

5. In a pan heat cooking or vegetable oil for deep frying paneer pakoda. Dip a slice of paneer into the besan / gramflour batter and add to hot oil and deep fry. Similarly continue with other paneer slices.

fry paneer pakoda

 

6. Fry till fritters / pakoda turn golden brown. Or one of the method to check whether pakora are done or not is that you will see reduction in the bubbles near pakora formed.
deep fry paneer pakoda

 

7. Remove on tissue paper to drain out excess oil.
paneer pakoda on tissue paper

 

8. Sprinkle chaat masala (optional) and serve hot with tea. paneer pakoda image, how to make paneer pakode

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