Paneer Capsicum Pakora

Ingredients

Cottage cheese (paneer) cubes
Green capsicums cut in cubes
Fresh coriander leaves
Fresh mint leaves
Green chillies
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

For the batter
Ginger: ½ inch piece
Garlic: 2 cloves
Green chillies: 2
Gram flour (besan): 1 cup
Cornflour: 3 tbsp
Baking powder :½ tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Red chillies, crushed: 2
Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
Oil: 1 tbsp
Salt to taste


Method

1. Grind together coriander leaves, mint leaves, four green chillies to a fine paste.
2. Add lemon juice and salt taste.
3. Separately grind together ginger, garlic and two green chillies to a fine paste for the batter.
4. In a bowl mix besan, cornflour, baking powder, turmeric powder, crushed red chillies, ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and salt. Add lemon juice and oil and mix.
5. Add a little water to make a thick batter.
6. Spread the green chutney on either side of the paneer squares. Stick capsicum squares on both sides of the paneer square. In a bowl mix chaat masala and red chilli powder.
7. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Dip the sandwiched paneer pieces in the batter and deep fry till golden.
8. Drain the pakoras and place them on an absorbent paper. Cut into two halves.
9. Place on a serving plate. Sprinkle the dry masala and serve hot.

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