Lemon paneer is a simple paneer dish, can be had as such for a filling evening snack. Very simple and easy recipe with paneer.
I saw lemon paneer in my Instagram feed few months back and from the time I saw the picture, I was so much tempted to try at home. I have no idea what the recipe is or no idea how it would taste, but I got a rough idea how I wanted it to taste, so tried and loved it a lot. I am not sure if this can be had as accompaniment for anything, but it was yumm as such.
I love all lemony things like lemon rice, lemon rasam, lemon idiyappam, lemon aval, lemon oats. I even make lemon quinoa. So obviously I loved this one too. Do try for a change and I am sure you will not be dissapointed.
Lemon Paneer recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Snack
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 20 mins | Serves: 1 | Author: Raks anand
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Lemon paneer is a simple paneer dish, can be had as such for a filling evening snack. Very simple and easy recipe with paneer.
Ingredients
Lemon – 1
Paneer, frozen cubes – 1 cup
Garlic, finely chopped – 2 tsp
Onion – 1/2
Capsicum, chopped – 3 tbsp
Green chilli – 3
Maida/ all purpose flour – 2 tbsp
Corn flour – 2 tbsp
Lemon zest – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Cooking soda – a pinch
Coriander leaves, chopped – 2 tbsp
Spring onion, chopped – 2 tbsp
Oil as needed
Salt as needed
Method:
- Keep paneer immersed in hot water until use. Chop onion, capsicum, coriander leaves, spring onion. Slice green chilli diagonally.
- Make a batter out of maida, 1 tbsp corn flour (corn starch), salt, 1/8 tsp turmeric, cooking soda, lemon zest, with water.
- Dip each cube in the batter and deep fry in hot oil. You can fry few per batch.
- Drain over paper towel. Repeat to finish.
- In a kadai/ pan heat 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic, green chillies.
- Fry till fragrant and add cubed onion, capsicum. Fry till onion turns translucent.
- Add 1 cup water. Bring to boil. Add deep fried paneer cubes.
- Dissolve 1 tbsp corn flour in 2 tbsp water. Stir in the boiling water.
- Once thick, garnish with chopped coriander, spring onion. Switch off the flame, squeeze the lemon juice.
Notes
- Just scrape gently the yellow skin of lemon for lemon zest. No white part, only the yellow skin.
- You can skip spring onion and use coriander leaves alone.
- Do not boil for long time as the fried paneer will lose its outer skin if boiled for long time.
- If chilli is less spicy, add more to balance the tanginess.
- Do not reduce lemon, lemon flavour should be more.
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Step by step pictures:
- Keep paneer immersed in hot water until use. Chop onion, capsicum, coriander leaves, spring onion. Slice green chilli diagonally.
- Make a batter out of maida, 1 tbsp corn flour (corn starch), salt, 1/8 tsp turmeric, cooking soda, lemon zest, with water.
- Dip each cube in the batter and deep fry in hot oil. You can fry few per batch. Drain over paper towel. Repeat to finish.
- In a kadai/ pan heat 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic, green chillies. Fry till fragrant and add cubed onion, capsicum. Fry till onion turns translucent.
- Add 1 cup water. Bring to boil. Add fried paneer cubes.
- Dissolve 1 tbsp corn flour in 2 tbsp water. Stir in the boiling water.
- Once thick, garnish with chopped coriander, spring onion. Switch off the flame, squeeze the lemon juice.
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