How to make delicious paneer pakoda curry

    How to make delicious paneer pakoda curry

I think most of us had tested paneer pakoda which is a very tasty Indian snacks in teatime. But we can make this teatime snacks to a curry which goes well with fried rice or tandoori roti. Paneer pakoda curry is not that much hard to make; The Paneer is dip in the batter of gram flour/besan and fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger finished in a warm, spicy, cumin laced sauce.

Ingredients:

• Cottage Cheese (Paneer)- 250 gms
• Gram flour (Besan)- 1cup
• Ginger Paste- 1 tsp
• Chili Powder- 1/2 – 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Oil- to deep fry
• A pinch of cooking soda
• Onion-2
• Ginger-1 inch
• Garlic-6 cloves
• coconut-25 gm/1 tbsp grated
• Red chili-2
• Butter-1 tsp
• Curd-1/4^th cup
• Bay leaves-2
• A pinch of Garam masala

How to make delicious paneer pakoda curry

How to fry the Paneer Pakoda

1. Mix together the besan, ginger paste, chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and cooking soda and little water and to make a tight and thick batter.
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4. Cut the paneer into small cubes.
5. Dip each paneer piece in the besan batter. Deep fry the paneer pakora till golden brown. You can go for shallow fry also to make a curry. But to take it as a snacks without curry then you have to deep fry it.

How to make the paneer pakoda curry

1. Now take a fry pan, heat oil and add red chilies, bay leaves and coriander fry for 1 minute, then add onion, garlic, coconut and ginger, sauté it for 3-4 minutes.
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4. Allow it to cool in room temperature then transfer it to a jar of a blender and make a smooth paste & keep it aside.
5. In the same pan heat butter and add the paste of onion and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and garam masala and sauté for 2 minutes, and then add curds and cook for another 2-3 minutes or till the oil starts separating from the gravy.
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11. Now add the paneer pakodas, mix it and you may add little water for the gravy then allow it to cook in low flame for 5 minutes.
12. Turn off the flame.
13. Transfer it to the serving plate, garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with Indiann flat bread or fried rice.