Paneer 65 Recipe

Paneer 65 Recipe, easy and crispy fried paneer coated with flour, spices, ginger and garlic. Perfect appetizer for parties, get together or as a quick evening snack. Enjoy hot and crispy paneer 65 with a cup of tea or coffee.

Paneer 65

Paneer is my favorite ingredients to cook with other than chicken. Because whatever you make with paneer it taste awesome just like chicken. Paneer is bland on their own, but they just drink up the flavours you add and taste each time differently.  

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Last week I made a batch of my homemade paneer so I thought to use that and make paneer 65. When I finished making it, it tasted so yum and everyone was fighting for the last piece. Check my Gobi 65.

What is Paneer?

Paneer, also known as Indian cottage cheese. It is made by boiling milk and curdling it with acidic ingredients like lemon juice or vinegar. This curds are then pressed and shaped into a block of paneer which makes it so tasty.

One popular dish made using paneer is paneer butter masala and palak paneer.

About Paneer 65

Paneer 65 is a popular dish from South of India. This is a vegetarian substitute for chicken 65. Paneer is coated in a spicy batter and fried till crispy, The fried paneer is crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

You can use homemade paneer or store bought. I prefer homemade. A simple batter is made with combination of flour, red chilli powder, garam masala, ginger, garlic, lemon juice and a touch of baking soda.

The paneer is coated in this batter and fried in oil. Taste delicious when served with ketchup or mint chutney.

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You start by making the batter. Mix all the flour with spices, ginger garlic, yogurt, and lemon, water to form a batter. Add a pinch of baking soda for crispy texture. Don't add too much, else it may drink too much oil.

To the leftover batter add in curry leaves and mix. Deep fry til crispy and use that for topping. The final garnish for chaat masala makes it so delicious.

Ingredients

• Paneer - you can use homemade or store bought paneer for making paneer 65. Cut into cubes or long strips.
• Flour Mix - a combination of plain flour, cornstarch, rice flour is used to make the batter.
• Spice Powders - chilli powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder is added into the batter.
• Yogurt - a spoon of yogurt helps make the paneer 65 delicious.
• Lemon Juice - a splash of acidic ingredients like lemon juice or vinegar makes this tasty.
• Ginger & Garlic - use freshly ground ginger and garlic which enhance the taste of the dish when fried.
• Baking soda - I add a pinch of baking soda which ensures the paneer 65 gets super crispy. Don't add too much, else it may drink so much oil.
• Curry leaves - a handful of curry leaves is mixed into the batter which makes it super flavourful when fried.
• Oil - I used neutral cooking oil like sunflower oil .

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Make Batter

1)Take all three flour in a bowl. I used rice flour, cornstarch, all purpose flour in a bowl.

2)Add in salt, spice powders, ginger garlic paste, baking soda.

3)Add in yogurt, lemon juice to taste.

4)Pour little water and mix to a smooth batter.

5)Make it into a thick batter. Don't make it thin else it may absorb too much oil.

Adding in paneer

6)Add in cubed paneer into the batter.

7)Mix it once so the paneer gets coated with the batter.

Frying Paneer

8)Heat oil for deep frying. Add in paneer cubes and fry till golden.

9)Strain the fried paneer using a slotted spoon.

Garnishing

10)Now add a handful of curry leaves into the leftover batter. mix well.

11)Drop the curry leaves into the hot oil. and fry till golden and crispy.

12)Strain the fried curry leaves from the oil.

13)Take the fried paneer and fried curry leaves in a bowl.

14)Sprinkle chaat masala over the paneer and toss well.

15)Serve hot.

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