Paneer Golden Fry is a classic paneer-based dish that has a crispy exterior and a soft melt-in-the-mouth interior. The best thing about this snack is that it can be prepared with just a handful of ingredients. The paneer is first cut into cubes, then marinated in some spices and lemon juice, then coated in a cornflour slurry and finally rolled in breadcrumbs to make them ready for frying.
You can serve the crispy paneer cubes with tomato ketchup, mint chutney or any other dip of your choice. Serve this tasty Paneer Golden Fry dish during evening tea and pair it up with a hot beverage of your choice. You can serve this easy-to-make paneer snack during parties, birthdays or other such occasions.
Be it kids or adults, everyone will love this scrumptious paneer recipe for sure.
We have deep-fried the paneer cubes to give them the perfect golden crispy texture, however, you can experiment by shallow frying or air frying them.
Ingredients of Paneer Golden Fry
6 Servings
200 gm paneer
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
4 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1/4 cup corn flour
1 teaspoon coriander powder
salt as required
1 cup mustard oil
How to make Paneer Golden Fry
Step 1 Prepare a slurry
Add cornflour, salt, black pepper powder, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander powder to a bowl. Add water as per need to make a slurry.
Step 2 Cut paneer cubes
Now cut paneer into small cubes and collect them in a bowl. Add lemon juice and toss the paneer cubes well in it.
Step 3 Prepare for frying
Now dip each paneer cube in the corn flour slurry and coat in breadcrumbs. Meanwhile, add mustard oil to a pan and heat till smoke emerges. Now gently drop the coated paneer cubes in the hot oil and fry from both sides until golden in colour. Fry all the paneer cubes in small batches.
Step 4 Ready to be served
Once all the paneer cubes are fried, serve them with tomato ketchup and mint chutney.