Paneer Cheese Cutlet

Paneer cheese cutlets is a items served as a evening snacks.. Paneer / Indian cottage cheese is such a versatile ingredients... They are vegetarians way of adding protein to your diet. We are all familier with curries and tikkas with paneer hence i wanted to share a snacks recipe with paneer and cheese so i making them into cutlets..

Paneer cheese cutlets are are soft and tasty in each and every bite.. My cousin ask me post paneer recipes because her hubby is favourite of paneer.... They are easy and quick to make. I love making snacks with paneer, After this paneer cutlets my favourite has been the paneer butter masala... 

If you have vegetarian guests at home, make them these easy and yummy sancks... So hope that you must give it a try and comments about the recipe...

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 10 mins

Serve - 5

Recipe source - own

INGREDIENTS :

Paneer - 1 cup (crumbled / shredded)

Potato - 1 large (cooked and mashed)

Cheese - 50 grams (shredded)

Garam masala powder - 1 tspn

All purpose flour / Maida - 2 tbspn + 2 tbspn of water

Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup

Coriander leaves and mint leaves - few (chopped)

Salt - as needed

Oil - for deep frying 

TO GRIND :

Gree chilli - 2 nos

Ginger - 1 small piece

Garlic - 4 cloves

Cumin - 1/4 tspn

METHOD :

• Boil and mash the potatoes and set aside...
• Then shredded the cheese and paneer and keep aside..
• Now grind the grinding items into a coarse form and keep aside.
• In a mixing bowl add in shredded paneer, cheese, grinded masala, potato, garam masala powder, salt, coriander and mint leaves and mix well with your hands...
• Divide into equal size balls and roll them with little pressure. Lastly flatten it between palms.
• Dip the cutlet in the maida/ flour paste and roll it on the bread crumbs..
• Repeat this process for all cutlets... 
• Heat oil in a kadai / wok, once medium hot add the cutlets and fry for 1 mins per side and flip gently fry further for 30 sec...
• Remove the cutlets carefully and drain it in a paper towels...
• Serve hot with ketchup and a hot drink like coffee or tea...

PICTORIAL :

Take the grining items

Grind the masala

Shredded the cheese in a mixing bowl

Add in grinded masala

Add in boiled potato

Add in shredded paneer

Add in salt

Add in garam masala powder

Add in coriander leaves and mint leaves

Mix well with your hands to form smooth dough

Roll it into ball and flatten it

Like this shape all the balls

Take flour in the bowl

Make it like paste

Now take bread crumbs in a plate

Take the cutlets and dip in the flour mix

On the both sides

Place it on the bread crumbs

Roll it completely on the bread crumbs

Keep it on the plate

Repeat this for all the cutlets

Heat a pan with oil

Fry it for 1 mins 

And flip it and fry it for 30 sec..

Drain it on the paper towel

Now it's ready 

Serve with ketch up 

Enjoy....