paneer cutlet

Ingredients

1) Paneer - 1 cup (crumbled/ shredded)

2) Potato - 1 large (cooked & mashed)

3) Cornflour - 3 tbsp (acts as a binding agent, replace with breadcrumbs if the cutlets have too much moisture)

4) Maida/ All purpose flour paste - 2 tbsp of flour + 2 tbsp of water

5) Turmeric powder - 2 pinches

6) Pepper powder - 1/3 tsp

7) Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

8) Oil - 3/4 cup to deep/ shallow fry

To Grind

Green chillis - 3 nos

Ginger - 1" piece 

Cumin/ Jeera - 1 t

Process :

1. Boil and mash the potatoes and set aside.

2. Crumble/ shred the paneer, set in a bowl, to this add potato, cornflour, turmeric, salt, pepper, ground paste of ginger, cumin & green chilli. Mix well with hands. Check for salt.

3. Divide into equal size balls and roll them with little pressure. Lastly flatten it between palms.

4. Dip the cutlet in the maida/ flour paste and roll on the bread crumbs. Repeat this for all the cutlets.

5. Heat oil in a kadai/ wok, once medium hot add the cutlets and fry for 1 minute per side and flip gently fry further for 30 seconds.

6  Now cutlet r ready to Serve. Hot cutlet  with ketchup and meonise