Paneer Manchurian

Ingredients:
200 gms paneer
1/2 cup corn flour
1/2 cup maida (all-purpose flour)
3 tsp egg white
1/4 tsp ajinomoto
5-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
6 green chilies, chopped
3-4 tsp ginger-garlic paste
3 tsp soya sauce
Few coriander leaves, chopped
2 spring onions, chopped finely
Oil for frying
Salt to taste
Method:
· Cut the paneer into triangular shape pieces. Apply salt, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste to these pieces and keep aside for 10 minutes.
· Mix corn flour, maida, egg white, ginger-garlic paste, salt in a bowl and make a batter using little water.
· Dip the paneer pieces in this batter and fry in hot oil until golgen.
· Heat oil in another pan and fry the chopped garlic cloves. Also add chopped green chilies and fry for a while.
· Now add soya sauce, spring onions, fried paneer pieces, 2 cups water and allow to simmer.
· Take 3 tsp corn flour, 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Add this to the above paneer pieces and mix well until the sauce thickens.
· Add salt, ajinomoto, coriander leaves and mix well. Serve hot with plain rice.
· Serves: 5-6
· Preparation time: 30-40 minutes

Paneer Amritsari

Ingredients
500 gms. firm paneer
2 onions sliced into thin rings
1 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. garlic crushed fine
1/2 tbsp. coriander finely chopped
1 tsp. ajwain seeds
3/4 cup gram flour
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. tandoori masala
1/2 tsp. punjabi garam masala
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 anardhana powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp. oil
Method
· Cut paneer into 1"x1"x1" cubes.
· Make a thick mixture of flour, salt, ginger, garlic, turmeric, ajwain, garam & tandoori masalas.
· Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp. water if necessary. Add 1/2 tbsp. oil, mix well.
· Use 2 tbsp. mixture to marinate onions, and rest to marinate paneer cubes.
· Marinate paneer for 10 minutes.
· Either fry pieces or grill on a bar-b-que skewer or grill mesh till crisp and brown.
· Heat remaining oils, add onions, saute till light brown.
· Add marinate paste, stir well and cook.
· When dry add fried paneer, chilli, anardhana powder, sugar, salt.
· Toss well. Garnish with coriander.
· Serve hot with tooth picks to pick up easily.
· Making time: 30 minutes Makes:16-18 pieces

Paneer Kalia

• Ingredients:
  Cottage cheese or Panir-250gms
  Potatoes- 4 pcs.
  Onion-2 medium size(1 finely sliced and the other paste)
  Turmeric powder- 1/2 tbls. Ginger paste- 1 tbls.
  Oil-4 tbls.
  Dahi-4 tbls.
  Bay leaves-Garam masala paste-1tsp
  Water- 2 cups
  Salt to taste. Sugar-1/2 tsp.

Method

• Cut the Paneer into small 1 inch squares.
• Fry lightly and keep aside.
• Add bay leaves to the oil in the pan and after stirring add sliced onion and fry till the onion is brown.
• Add all the masala pastes except garam masala and fry till the masala is cooked.
• Add the dahi blended with a little water. Stir.
• Add 1 and half cup water, salt and sugar to taste. Stir and bring to boil.
• Add potatoes. Cover and simmer till the potatoes are done.
• Then add the paneer pieces. Stir.
• Add the garam masala paste. Simmer for 5 mins. and remove from fire.