Lifestyle Desk – Dishes made from paneer are very much liked in Indian homes. Paneer curry and parathas are often made at home, but if you want to try something different and tasty for breakfast, then this time you can make Paneer Kachori. These kachoris, which are crispy from outside and spicy from inside with cheese filling, can be liked by every member of the family. Let us know the recipe to make it easily at home.
Material
for shortbread dough
Flour – 2 cups
Semolina – 2 tbsp
Ghee – 3 tbsp
Salt – as per taste
Celery – ½ tsp
Water – as per need
Oil – for frying
For cheese filling
Paneer – 250 grams, grated
Green chilli – 2 finely chopped
Ginger – 1 tsp, grated
Onion – 1 small, finely chopped
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
Garam masala – ½ tsp
Dry mango powder – ½ tsp
Cumin – ½ tsp
Fennel – ½ tsp, lightly ground
Kasuri Methi – 1 tsp
Green Coriander – 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Salt – as per taste
Method
- Add flour, semolina, salt and celery in a large vessel. Add ghee to it and mash it well. Add water little by little and knead a stiff dough. Keep it covered for 15-20 minutes.
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add cumin and fennel. Then add ginger, green chilli and onion and fry lightly.
- Now add grated cheese. Add coriander powder, red chilli, garam masala, dry mango powder, kasoori methi and salt and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Switch off the gas, add green coriander and let the cheese filling cool down. Make small balls of the dough. Lightly roll a ball and place 1-2 spoons of cheese filling in the middle. Close the edges and gently roll out the round kachoris.
- Heat oil in a pan. The oil should not heat too fast. Fry the kachoris on medium-low flame until they become golden and crispy on both sides. Take out the prepared paneer kachoris on tissue paper.
- Serve hot Paneer Kachoris with green coriander-mint chutney, sweet tamarind chutney or curd. If you add some chaat masala on top, the taste will increase even more.