I never made this until I tried this at restaurants… They give softest paneer pakoras…When we want to quench our sudden craving for North Indian food,we go to a ‘walk-able’ restaurant near by- Mumtaz Mahal at Downtown east. My kids favourite is always Gobi Manchurian there. So we order that for him and for ourselves we order either Paneer Pakoras or Paneer tikka . My hubby though he doest like paneer in gravies, he loves starters using paneer…
The recipe is very simple,with simple ingredients,if you have paneer block in your freezer. Perfect and easy starter idea when you host some guests for dinner…
Ingredients:
| Paneer | 10 – 12 small square slices |
| Gram flour/kadala maavu | 1/2 cup |
| Rice flour | 1/4 cup |
| Cooking soda | 1/8 tsp |
| Corn flour (optional) | 1 tsp |
| Red chilli powder/pepper powder | 1 tsp |
| Asafoetida | 1 pinch |
| Ghee | 1 or 2 tsp |
| Oil | For deep frying |
| Chaat masala | For sprinkling on top |
Method:
- Mix both flours with water required to a thick paste,along with salt,pepper powder.cooking soda(sodium-bi-carbonate) and ghee.
- Thaw the paneer till soft(keep out in room temperature for 2-3 hours or so).Slice it with knife carefully ,not too thick as well as not too thin, to desired shape(square/rectangle/triangle)
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan and dip the paneer pieces to coat the paneer well in the batter and deep fry them both sides until crisp and golden brown.
Sprinkle chaat masala on top and enjoy hot with green chutney or any sauce.
Notes:
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TOMATO JUICE
This is one of the very few juices my mom makes in my childhood… What I love in this is the elachi flavour in it! Simple and delicious to indulge…
Ingredients
| Tomatoes | 3 |
| Sugar or honey | 1 tbsp |
| Elachi | 1 |
| Ice cubes | As needed |
Method:
- If you don’t want the skin then boil water and drop in the tomatoes in it. Put off the flame and let the tomatoes be in the hot water for 2 minutes. Make sure the tomatoes are immersed completely.Take out and peel the skin of the tomatoes.
- Roughly chop the tomatoes and blend it well with elachi,sugar until smooth and serve cold with added ice cubes…
Notes:
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jeyashrisuresh
June 3, 2011 at 5:11 ammouthwatering pakodas,even we add ghee to masala vada to make it crispy. tomato juice is my hubby's fav .will surprise him with this. great clicks
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June 3, 2011 at 5:31 amlove the tomato juice..am going to make it for sure..
Prathibha
June 3, 2011 at 5:33 amI love paneer pakoras,bit I use fresh paneer and stuff green chutney in between two slices b4 dipping in batter…just love them like anything..Tomato juice and guava juice r my most favorite ones n especially ready made..looks nice…loved that red background in d last click
Mahi
June 3, 2011 at 5:37 amWe used to make this tomato juice in summer.it was long back! I was thinking about a few days back! Nice clicks.
Paneer pakora is simple and delicious starter!
Hari Chandana
June 3, 2011 at 5:43 amPerfect and tempting pakoras.. looks amazing.. !!
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Sunanda
June 3, 2011 at 5:44 amPaneer pakora are my favorite too.Tomato juice looks healthy and yummy.. Awesome presentation and clicks..
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Nithya
June 3, 2011 at 5:51 amPaneer pakoda looks sinfully tasty 🙂 Should be yumm 🙂 and I love the tomato juice too. Used to make and have now and then 🙂
Priti
June 3, 2011 at 5:58 amI love paneer pakoda too …I make with chutney stuffing ..always reminds me of Delhi ..
Satrupa
June 3, 2011 at 6:02 amDelicious looking pakoras and refreshing tomato juice 😀
Paaka Shaale
June 3, 2011 at 6:27 amYummy yummy pakodas and tomato juice. Loved all the shots 🙂
Shanthi
June 3, 2011 at 6:39 amCrunchy munchy pakoras and super duper juice
Sharmilee! :)
June 3, 2011 at 6:49 amPaneer pakoda is a easy appetiser idea, wud luv to try it sometime….Luved the last click of the tomato juice very much. But cant imagine myself having tomatoes other than in gravies and chutneys….:)
Nags
June 3, 2011 at 7:23 ampaneer and deep fried? oh god, amrith would devour this!
Divya Kudua
June 3, 2011 at 7:33 amPaneer pakora sounds yummy!Tomato juice was one of my childhood favorites.We just cubed the tomatoes and blended in the mixer,added sugar and ice and sip on it.Adding elaichi is a great idea!Perfect for summer!
Radhika
June 3, 2011 at 7:42 amI love paneer pakoras. Soft in the inside and crunchy on the outer. love it. love the tomato juice clicks Raji.
Jagruti જાગૃતિ
June 3, 2011 at 9:25 ammy fav too..lovely pics !
Rekha shoban
June 3, 2011 at 9:49 ampokora looks crispy n perfect!!!n healthy tomato juice!!nice click!
Janu
June 3, 2011 at 10:27 amLovely pakoras!! I too love tomato juice..It's been forgotten for a while by me..You remembered it now!! Made it and relished it completely with a dash of cardamom!!
Sandhya Hariharan
June 3, 2011 at 10:30 amI love tomato juice…..
Who wudnt love Paneer fritters 🙂
Gr8 pics……
Ramya
June 3, 2011 at 10:39 amYummy pokoras and a soothing juice:-)I just loved the tomato juice clicks..Simply superb:-)
Chitra
June 3, 2011 at 10:51 amLovely tempting clicks. will try paneer pakora for raksha 🙂
Jay
June 3, 2011 at 11:11 amlooks utterly delicious…yummmmm..;P
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Kalpana Sareesh
June 3, 2011 at 11:26 amutterly gheely delicious pakoras.. n yumm tomtao juice..
Suma Rajesh
June 3, 2011 at 11:30 amsuperb platter..
Rinku Naveen
June 3, 2011 at 12:33 pmPaneer pakoras and tomato juice..yummy and healthy combo.
Loved the clicks too..
Hamaree Rasoi
June 3, 2011 at 12:57 pmYour first pic is making me go crazy here !!! Yummy pakora with soothing tomato juice
Deepa
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Kalyani
June 3, 2011 at 2:49 pmtempting pakoras and refreshing drink …….
Prathima Rao
June 3, 2011 at 2:53 pmRefreshing juice with these these tempting pakoras!!! Nice one Raks 🙂
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Suja
June 3, 2011 at 2:54 pmLove paneer pakoras,flavorful and delicious,this looks absolutely delicious…refreshing drink too..
Shanavi
June 3, 2011 at 3:04 pmTwo recipes..Both are mindblowing.. I never made paneer pakora (weight problem) but i've had in restaurants ( 1 r 2 pieces )… Great job again Raks
Happy Cook / Finla
June 3, 2011 at 3:13 pmI have never had paneer pakodas, looks so good, love the juive too.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
June 3, 2011 at 4:37 pmWhat a great and healthy combo 🙂
Priya
June 3, 2011 at 4:44 pmAm inviting myself to ur place Raji..Pakoras and juice seriously am drooling here..
Aarthi
June 3, 2011 at 6:05 pmyummy dish…very crispy
sangee vijay
June 3, 2011 at 6:24 pmvery yummy n crispy pakoras…and tomato juice is fabulous and it was long time i made this…u remind me…very nice presentation n lovely clicks…
btw thanx for visiting my space n for your comments…
Indie.Tea
June 3, 2011 at 6:41 pmOoo, that sounds delicious. Great combination, and I really really paneer personally.
divya
June 4, 2011 at 2:07 amYummy and delicious recipe.. looks gr8 !!
kothiyavunu.com
June 4, 2011 at 4:34 amdelicious to the core!! very yummy!! loved ur clicks!
Aruna Manikandan
June 4, 2011 at 6:41 amwow…..
looks delicious dear 🙂
amazing clicks.
Raji
June 4, 2011 at 8:38 amLove these square pakoras…would love to devour them..and tomato juice is so refreshing and perfect for hot summers.
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June 5, 2011 at 1:21 amI am getting on that plane to Singapore! Your picture are a big turn on and I am salivating here for those pakodas!!! Two thumbs up Raks 🙂
Plateful
June 5, 2011 at 2:53 pmLovely idea for pakoras and wonderfully refreshing juice! Would love to much on the pakora, enjoying sips of the tomato juice..!
Prabha
June 6, 2011 at 10:15 amLovely and refreshing combo, wish I could have it right now! 🙂
themustardseed
February 28, 2012 at 1:37 amDelicious looking paneer pakoras. It is good to know about adding ghee to make it crisp. I love the tomato juice too. Never thought of making it sweet with elaichi. Very interesting!
ASH KUMAR
April 30, 2013 at 6:16 pmpaneer pakora,.its so nice n crispyyyyy..
Divya
June 25, 2013 at 2:05 pmYummy paneer pakora….just prepared for my son, he liked it very much(Me Too).
Love your blog! I hav tried your recipes…till now all the tried recipes have been successful 🙂
Divya
June 25, 2013 at 2:05 pmyummy paneer pakora….just prepared for my son, he liked it very much…love your blog, have tried lot of your recipes…till now all have become successful 🙂
parimala anand
January 10, 2014 at 11:35 amcan we use mozerralla cheese or cottage cheese in home made paneer recipes ?
shravani
April 3, 2014 at 3:03 pmis there any alternative for deep frying ??
shravani
April 3, 2014 at 3:03 pmif i dont want to deep fry them,what is the alternative?? plz suggest