Name: Lemon paneer
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 Lemon; 1 cup Paneer (I used frozen cubes ); 2 tsp Garlic (finely chopped ); ½ Onion; 3 tbsp Capsicum (chopped - 3 tbsp); 3 Green chilli; 2 All purpose flour (Maida); 2 tbsp Corn flour; 1 tsp Lemon zest; ¼ tsp Sugar; ¼ tsp Turmeric; Cooking soda - a pinch; 2 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped); 2 tbsp Spring onion (chopped ); Oil as needed; Salt

Lemon paneer is a simple paneer dish, can be had as such for a filling evening snack. Very simple and easy recipe with paneer.

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I saw lemon paneer in my Instagram feed few months back and from that time, was so much tempted to try at home.

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.

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. Even make lemon quinoa.

So obviously I loved this one too. Do try for a change and I am sure you will not be disappointed.

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Lemon paneer

Lemon paneer is a simple paneer dish, can be had as such for a filling evening snack. Very simple and easy recipe with paneer.

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings 1 people

Cup measurements

Ingredients

1 Lemon
1 cup Paneer I used frozen cubes
2 teaspoon Garlic finely chopped
½ Onion
3 tablespoon Capsicum chopped - 3 tbsp
3 Green chilli
2 All purpose flour Maida
2 tablespoon Corn flour
1 teaspoon Lemon zest
¼ teaspoon Sugar
¼ teaspoon Turmeric
Cooking soda - a pinch
2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
2 tablespoon Spring onion chopped
Oil as needed
Salt

Instructions

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 tablespoon corn flour (corn starch), salt, ⅛ teaspoon 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 tablespoon 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 tablespoon corn flour in 2 tablespoon 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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Keep paneer immersed in hot water until use. Meanwhile chop onion, capsicum, coriander leaves, spring onion. Slice green chilli diagonally.

2. Further more, make a batter out of maida (all purpose flour), 1 tablespoon corn flour (corn starch), salt, ⅛ teaspoon turmeric, cooking soda, lemon zest, with water.

3. Then dip each cube in the batter and deep fry in hot oil. You can fry few per batch. Drain over paper towel once crisp as well as golden in color.. Repeat to finish.

4. In a kadai/ pan heat 1 tablespoon oil firstly. Then add garlic, green chillies. Fry till fragrant and add cubed onion, capsicum. Until onion turns translucent.