Paneer sandwich is easy delicious, kid’s favorite sandwich. It can also be a quick fix for a filling tea time snack for your whole family.
With paneer (Indian cottage cheese), few vegetables and masala powders, its tasty as well as healthy stuffing to sandwich between breads and make snack. Use whole grain bread for healthier choice.
This is the first time I am making paneer sandwich. Weird right😝? I always had a thought paneer sandwich could be dry and not as tasty as sandwiches with cheese. But this one was tasting really great and Aj too loved it. After years of packing pizza sandwich in his lunch box and not getting convinced for any other sandwich, finally he told he can take paneer sandwich instead the cheesy pizza sandwich.
So heres my version of paneer sandwich and I know many of you look for this specific sandwich in my blog. Here is it.
Paneer sandwich recipe
Ingredients
- Paneer– 1 & ½ cup crumbled
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Carrot– 3 tbsp julienne
- Coriander leaves– ¼ cup chopped
- Green chilli – 2 finely chopped
- Red chilli powder – ¾ tsp
- Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
- Roasted cumin seeds powder – ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder –⅛ tsp
- Salt – As needed
- Chaat masala – ½ tsp
- Lemon juice – ½ tsp
- Bread slices – 8
- Butter – to smear
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Instructions
- Keep paneer immersed in hot water until soft. Mean while you can prepare the required ingredients. Crumble the paneer once cooled down.
- In a pan, add oil and splutter cumin seeds in low flame. Add ginger garlic paste and give it a fry.
- Add green chilli, carrot and capsicum. Fry for a minute to cook it but still retains it crunch.
- Add turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder and salt. Mix well.
- Add crumbled paneer, coriander leaves and mix for 2 minutes.
- Once mixed well, add chaat masala, lemon juice and switch off the flame. Mix well and transfer to a bowl.
- Heat a sandwich maker until it is ready (green light goes on) and grease well with butter, both up and down. Spread the prepared paneer in a bread slice and cover it with another slice. Place in the sandwich maker and close it.
- Once it is golden in colour, take off from the sandwich maker and divide into two to serve. I used griller plates, so I gave a quick double toast for extra crispy sandwiches.
- Cut into triangles to serve
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Notes
- I used kohinoor paneer if frozen or Milky mist and Suvai if fresh paneer.
- I crumble paneer with hands, but you can give it a run in mixer too.
- You can add vegetables of your choice too like sweet corn, peas etc.
- Chaat masala has salt, so adjust the amount of salt that goes in.
- Do not use more oil than mentioned otherwise it could become too oily.
Paneer sandwich method:
- Keep paneer immersed in hot water until soft. Mean while you can prepare the required ingredients. Crumble the paneer once cooled down.
- In a pan, add oil and splutter cumin seeds in low flame. Add ginger garlic paste and give it a fry.
- Add green chilli, carrot and capsicum. Fry for a minute to cook it but still retains it crunch.
- Add turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder and salt. Mix well.
- Add crumbled paneer, coriander leaves and mix for 2 minutes.
- Once mixed well, add chaat masala, lemon juice and switch off the flame. Mix well and transfer to a bowl.
- Heat a sandwich maker until it is ready (green light goes on) and grease well with butter, both up and down. Spread the prepared paneer in a bread slice and cover it with another slice. Place in the sandwich maker and close it.
- Once it is golden in colour, take off from the sandwich maker and divide into two to serve. I used griller plates, so I gave a quick double toast for extra crispy sandwiches.
- Cut into triangles to serve.
Serve with tomato chilli sauce or as such too it tastes great.
Hi sis, i always talk about ur recipes with my mom.. u rock�� my kid gng to p1 soon in april, if i pack this for his lunch will it stay fresh and is frozen paneer is healthy for kids??? Coz every time i cook, it looks so rubbery…
Hi that was a lipsmacking recipe…thanks for sharing. Ginger garlic press luks good …may I know the brand?
Thanks for your words 🙂 Since we crumble, i guess it will be ok. I love kohinoor, its so soft.
IKEA dear 🙂
Love that grill effect and the crisp sandwich…Is the stuffing similar to paneer bhurji?
Hi. Your recipes are so nice . I tried many recipes from ur blog which got me good name in my home.
Hi. Your recipes are so nice . I tried many recipes from ur blog which got me good name in my home.
Thank you Dhivya 🙂
It's very close to paneer bhurji thought I make it with different texture and consistency. If you want to stuff paneer bhurji, feel free to do 🙂
Thank you Raji for the response..will try and let you know:)
May i know what brand bread you are using ?? I find it difficult to select the best bread for sandwich in Singapore..
I have used bonjour Milk bread 🙂
Hi raji…i really luv ur blog..receipes r very intresting..may i know which griller u use for above sandwich..
It's Kenwood sandwich maker with 3 changeable plates 🙂