30-Minute Homemade Indian Paneer 65 is deep-frying marinated Indian cottage cheese (paneer) and then mix the curry leaves and green pepper mixture with the deep-fried paneer cubes. This dish can be seen in many different Indian restaurants across the globe.
WHAT IS PANEER 65?
30-Minute Homemade Indian Paneer 65 is deep-frying marinated Indian cottage cheese (paneer) and then mix the curry leaves and green pepper (green chili pepper) mixture with the deep-fried paneer cubes. It's quick and easy like my Chicken 65 recipe. This particular recipe originated in India. This has to be one of my favorite Paneer recipe.
In this Paneer 65, batter coated paneer deep-fried in oil, accompanied by fragrant curry leaves and green peppers.
STEPS IN MAKING PANEER 65
- Cut and soften the paneer cubes.
- Marinate the paneer cubes.
- Let the marinate.
- Deep-fry the paneer cubes pieces.
- Prepare the curry leaves and green pepper mixture.
- Add the paneer to the mixture.
INGREDIENTS
- Paneer- This recipe is good for 1 lbs of paneer.
- Rice flour- This flour has a neutral taste and no noticeable smell. I’ve tried Chicken 65 as well as Paneer 65 with different flours like gram flour (besan), all-purpose flour, and corn flour, but their strong aftertastes, especially with gram flour, weren’t my favorite.
- Egg- This ingredient is very important. Egg will help bind the marination when you're deep frying paneer cube.
- Ginger garlic paste- I use homemade because nothing beats homemade but you can use store-bought if available.
- Oil- any neutral oil would work fine I personally use olive oil.
- Curry leaves- Always use fresh curry leaves not dried curry leaves.
- Food Color- You can skip that but the red food color will give its bright red color to the recipe.
HOW TO COOK PANEER 65?
Cut the paneer into cubes.
Mix the paneer and the other ingredients in a bowl. Marinate.
Whisk the egg.
Add the whisk egg and rice flour with the marinated paneer.
Fry the marinated paneer.
Take the paneer out.
Prepare the curry leaves and green curry mixture.
Mix in the paneer.
Done and enjoy!
TIPS
- Marinate in a medium size bowl.
- Don't substitute rice flour with gram flour (besan).
- After deep-frying the paneer cubes, place them on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb the excess oil.
- Don't fry on medium-high heat or low heat. Deep-fry on medium flame.
- Don't forget the soften the paneer.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH PANEER 65?
Serve Paneer 65 with some luxurious Green Chutney.
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LET'S MAKE PANEER 65!!!
30-Minute Homemade Indian Paneer 65
Ingredients
Soften the paneer
- 1½ cup water
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Marinated Ingredients
- 1 lbs paneer cubes
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil or any neutral oil
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp kosher salt or as needed
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala Powder
- ¼ tsp red food coloring
- 2 tbsp curry leaves chopped (fresh)
Ingredients to add before frying
- 1 egg
- 5 rice flour
For frying
- 8 cups olive oil or any neutral oil
Tempering
- ¼ cup olive oil or any neutral oil
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 green pepper slitted
- 10 fresh curry leaves
- ¼ black pepper
Instructions
Soften the paneer
- Cut the paneer in cubes.
- Fill a ball with 1½ cup of water and 1 tsp salt and add the paneer cubes in.
- Mix well!
- Let the cubes soak in salt water for 15 minutes.
- Drain the salt water and let's get ready to make the marination.
Marination
- Add paneer in a bowl along with ginger garlic paste, oil, yogurt, fresh lemon juice, salt, Red chili powder, Garam masala powder, black pepper, cumin powder, red food coloring and curry leaves.
- Mix well, cover, and let it marinate for 20 minutes to 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Take out of the refrigerator, add rice flour and egg.
Frying
- Add 8 cups of oil in a wok, on medium heat, and let it heat up.
- Now add the marinated paneer to the wok and let it deep-fry.
- This process will take 5-7 minutes.
- After it's deep-fried take out with a slotted spoon on pepper towel lined so it absorbs the excess oil.
- Turn off the stove.
Curry leaves and green pepper mixture
- In a fry pan, on medium heat, add ¼ cup of oil, and let it heat up.
- Add garlic cloves, green pepper, black pepper, and curry leaves.
- Sauté everything for 15 seconds then add the paneer in the fry pan.
- Mix well for 2 minutes for a duration of 2 minutes constantly stirring.
- Turn off the stove.
- Take everything out on a plate from the fry pan.
- Serve it hot and enjoy!
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