Ingredients

• 500 g - paneer
• 350 g - boiled potatoes
• 40 g - onion (cut into small pieces)
• 15 g - garlic (grated)
• 15 g - ginger (grated)
• 2-3 - green chillies
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 4-6 - curry leaves
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp - coriander leaves, chopped
• 200 g - gram flour (besan)
• salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• Lemon juice of 2 lemons

How to Make Stuffed Paneer

• Cut paneer into squares of about 1.5 inch wide.
• Marinate these paneer pieces in salt and lemon juice and keep aside while you prepare the stuffing.
• Mix besan, water, salt into the mixture and keep it aside. This mixture should not be thin but thick.
• In a wok, heat some oil and add cumin seed, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Fry for few seconds.
• Next, add onion, garlic and ginger and fry till golden in colour.
• Now mix mashed potatoes and keep on stirring for 5 minutes. Also stir in the green chillies and red chillies. When this is done let it cool.
• Now, take out the paneer pieces from the marinade and put a thick coating of potato on each piece.
• Heat oil and dip this paneer piece in besan mixture. Deep-fry in oil till little red in colour.
• Enjoy this snack with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney.