Anita's Recipes

INGREDIENTS:

Paneer made from 1 liter milk
1 potato
1 1/2 cups all plain flour
1/2 cup semolina flour
1 tbsp ghee
1 green chili,chopped very finely
1/4 tbsp red chili powder
a pinch of baking powder
2-3 tbsp of chopped almonds,pistachios and cashews
salt as required
1 cup cold water
oil for frying

METHOD:

• Boil the potato,smash it and keep it aside.
• In a bowl, mix the semolina flour,plain flour,baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt and make into a stiff dough by adding water little by little.When the dough is stiff, knead well with ghee until it becomes soft and elastic.
• Leave it aside for 15-20 minutes.
• For the filling,crumble the paneer. Heat 2 tbsp of oil,add the smashed potato and the paneer and mix well.
• Add a pinch of salt,red chili powder,nuts and the chopped green chili and mix well.
• Take a small lemon sized portion of the dough and roll it using a rolling pin into a thin circle.
• Cut the circle into half.
• Now join the straight edges to form of a cone.Press well to seal the edges and fill the cone with the paneer filling.Seal the other side.
• Do the same thing with the rest of the dough.
• Fry the paneer samosas in hot oil and serve it immediately.
• You can also serve it with sweet and green chutneys from the pani puri recipe without diluting them.