Wednesday 23 December 2009

Paneer balls

I had lot of paneer cubes in my refrigerator and was wondering how to use them..Because I wanted to make something different and new this time, apart from the Chilli Paneer which is an all time favorite in my house. Then I just found this recipe in my recipe notebook. And it turned out very yummy and we enjoyed it a lot. When I was frying these paneer balls it smelled like I was frying those golden balls of Gulab jamuns :) and don't they look like Gulab juamun ? Its just that they are savory..you can even call them Savory Gulab Jamuns :D

PANEER BALLS

Ingredients:
200 grams Paneer,
2 tbsp of maida/all purpose flour,
1 tsp chopped ginger,
1 tsp chopped garlic,
4-5 green chillies,
1 tsp garam masala powder,
oil for deep frying,
1/2 tsp red chilli powder,
a pinch of red color(optional),
1 finely chopped onion,
50 grams of cashew nuts,
1/4 cup of fresh coriander leaves-chopped,
few curry leaves,
1 lime and
salt to taste.

Method:
Grate paneer, add maida, garam masala powder, chilli powder, salt to taste and a pinch of red color if using any. Mix well to form a dough and make lemon sized balls, deep fry in oil and keep aside. In a pan, heat 1 -2 tbsp oil and add the ginger, garlic, slit green chillies, onions, curry leaves and cashew and saute it for a while. Now add the fried Paneer balls and saute it for 5 more minutes. Sprinkle little water and cook till dry. Lastly add juice of 1 lime and some freshly chopped coriander leaves.

19 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow, the panner balls look amazing.Love panner in any form.... want to try this ssooooooon.Let's see when this soon actually happens....LOL

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Very interesting starter.....

Tina said...

Wow looks like jamuns hahaaa..So tempting and interesting paneer balls....

Pari Vasisht said...

Nice starter, looks fabulous Faiza.

Rekha shoban said...

wow!!very interesting one...looks yummy and delicious,

priya said...

Wow...this looks super cool!!...must try this!..thx for sharing!

Priya Suresh said...

Tempting and delectable paneer balls..looks yummmy..

Soma Pradhan said...

Chilli paneer looks tempting and even your blog's new look is superb

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Simple and tempting. Thanks for sharing this easy recipe

Parita said...

Yummy paneer balls dear...feel like grabbing one and having it right now :-)

Namitha said...

Yes, they do..spicy jamuns :D Nice recipe Faiza :-)

Ash said...

Has a very appetizing look....... I love it..... Yum to start my celebrations with....PERFECT!!!!

Happy Celebrations!!!!!!!!!

Ash...
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

Ushnish Ghosh said...

Dear Faiza
This is great, instead of making a typical Paneer kofta curry, you presented us with this great dish.
Ya when you fry Paneer or milk product , you get that aroma. In fact there is few traditional Bengali dish in Paneer, where Paneer is always fried and used.
In fact I cook all Paneer dishes ( North Indian) with bit of frying and never raw.
Have a nice Holiday

Nammi said...

i thought they were gulab jamuns hehehe, looks lovely.
Have a nice week end:)

Katy ~ said...

Beautiful color, looks so crispy good!

Wishing you the very best for the new year, all ways, always.

Noor said...

yummy I love paneer

my kitchen said...

Tempting balls,felling hungry

Ann said...

Wow - those look so deceptive, they could pass as dessert!!

Recipeswap said...

looks so so very good.

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