Paneer Pakoras

FOR 16 Pakoras
Ingredients:
250gm paneer cut into 6 cm * 3 cm
BATTER (pakora mixture) : 1 cup (90 gm) Bengal gram flour (chana dal ka atta)
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup water
2 teaspoon spoon ginger-garlic paste
½ tablespoon coriander seed powder
¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
CHUTNEY : 1teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon water
2 tablespoon coriander leaves
1 tablespoon mint leaves
1 green chilli
¼ teaspoon salt
OIL : 2 cups for frying
How to prepare:
1. To prepare batter: Take gram flour and salt into a bowl. Gradually add water while stirring constantly to make a smooth batter. Add chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, corinander seed powder and mix it.
2. To prepare chutney: Mix lemon juice and water. Make a paste of coriander leaves, mint leaves and green chilli and gradually adding lemon juice mixture to it. Add salt to the mixture.
3. Spread ¼ teaspoon chutney in between two pieces of paneer. Repeat it for remaining paneer pieces.
4. Heat oil in deep-fry pan on high flame for about 5 minutes. Dip paneer pieces in batter and add one after other in hot oil. Reduce flame to medium. Fry pakoras till it becomes golden brown in colour. Remove and drain them. Fry remaining pieces in same way.
Serve hot pakoras with sauce.

Matar paneer

Ingredients:

• 200 gms Paneer • 1 cup cooked Green Peas • 1 Onion • 1 Tomato • 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder • 1 tbsp Poppy
Seeds • 1 tsp Roasted cumin powder • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder • 1 tsp Ginger-garlic Paste • 1 Green Chilli • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder • 2 Bay Leaves • 3-4 Cloves • 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder • Vegetable oil • Salt to taste • Green Coriander Leaves

How to make Matar Paneer
Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
Cut the cheese into small sized cubes.
Fry them on medium flame until they turn light brown. Occasionally turn the cubes while frying. Take them out.
Chop the tomato, onions, and green chilli
Make a paste by grinding it in a grinder
Add ginger-garlic paste
to the above and mix well.
Heat rest of the oil and fry bay leaves along with cloves for about 30 secs
Add the prepared paste and fry on a medium flame until it turns golden brown.
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix them well.
Now add green peas and fry for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add sufficient water to make thick gravy. Heat the gravy till it boils.
Add paneer cubes. Stir the mixture properly and cook on a medium heat for about 5 minutes
Garnish the dish with chopped coriander leaves.
Matar Paneer is ready to serve.