Paneer 65 fry recipe – Paneer 65 is a vegetarian appetizer made by crisp frying paneer and then tossing it in a spicy masala. There are a few different variations of this dish. I have roughly adapted this recipe from this popular Chicken 65 & Gobi 65. There are different 65 dishes available on the south Indian restaurant menus and this paneer 65 is one such from the vegetarian section.
65 dishes are quite popular in South Indian Cuisine and is also eaten as a side in a special meal.
This paneer 65 fry is moderately spicy, flavorful and tastes delicious. It goes well as a party snack too along with masala tea.
Paneer 65 is made by batter frying the paneer until crisp and then it is tossed in a spicy tempering masala.
Most times when paneer cubes are batter fried, they absorb lot of oil. So I just sprinkle flour, so that they don’t soak up much oil and get the right crust.
To keep it healthy I have shallow fried the paneer, you can also grill it in the oven and use.
Paneer 65 tastes different in each restaurant. Some use yogurt while frying and no tempering is done. Some add soya sauce to the tempering while some add tomato sauce etc.
This recipe uses yogurt to make the spicy masala & is a typical Hyderabadi style.
More Paneer recipes
Chilli paneer
Garlic paneer
Matar paneer
Paneer bhurji
Methi paneer
Recipe of paneer 65 fry
Paneer 65 fry recipe | How to make paneer 65 fry
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 250 grams paneer cubed (2 heaped cups)
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- salt as needed
- 2 tablespoon corn flour or corn starch
- 2 to 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour (maida) or rice flour or besan
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 4 to 5 tablespoons oil or as needed
seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1-2 green chili slit
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- 1 onion cubed, layers separated
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
- very little salt
How to make the recipe
Preparation for paneer 65 fry
- Add to a mixing bowl, paneer, ginger garlic paste and salt.
- Toss well for the ginger garlic to coat well.
- Add flours, red chili powder and garam masala.
- Toss everything well. Sprinkle water as needed and toss.
- The flour should coat the cubes well evenly. Do not use lot of water.
- If needed can sprinkle more flour if more water has been added accidentally. Set this aside for 5 minutes.
How to make paneer fry
- Heat oil in a pan.
- When the oil is hot enough, gently drop the paneer cubes one by one to the oil.
- Do not disturb them for a minute. Then flip and fry until golden and crisp.
- Remove to a plate.
- Transfer the left over oil to a bowl and retain just one tsp oil in the pan.
Making paneer 65
- Add garlic and cumin to the hot oil.
- Allow the cumin to splutter and garlic to fry lightly.
- Add onions, chilies and curry leaves. Fry just for 2 minutes until the onions turn transparent yet remain crunchy.
- Then add yogurt and red chili powder.
- Stir and fry on a high flame till the yogurt almost dries up and a thick paste is left.
- Add fried paneer and toss in the masala.
- Serve paneer 65 as a starter or appetizer.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
If you are a beginner or new to Indian cooking, I highly suggest you to check the supporting step by step photos for best results. Step by step photos with description available below after the recipe card.
Preparation
1. Add paneer to a bowl. Add ginger garlic paste and salt. Toss for a while so that the ginger garlic coats the paneer.
2. Add flours, chili powder and garam masala.
3. Toss for the paneer to get coated with the dry flour. Then sprinkle water little by little as needed to coat the paneer with flour.
4. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil turns hot, add the paneer cubes to the oil one after the other.
Do not disturb for minute then flip and fry till golden. Drain them on a kitchen tissue.
How to make paneer 65 fry recipe
5. Transfer the left over oil to a bowl and keep a tsp oil in the pan. Add cumin. When it sizzles, add garlic and fry for a while. Add curry leaves, onions and chilies.
6. When the onions are lightly fried, add 2 tbsp yogurt and chili powder.
7. Mix well and saute till the whey in yogurt evaporates.
8. Add fried paneer and saute in the pan on a high flame till the masala coats the paneer well. Switch off the stove.
Paneer 65 is ready to serve.
Kevin says
made this yesterday for some guests. The review was it was great. Didnt get a chance to taste it as my guests consumed it all 🙂 thanks for the pictures at various stages of cooking which is very helpful. Keep up the good work
swasthi says
Hi Kevin,
You are welcome! Thanks for the comment. Glad your guests liked it.
Yamuna says
Wonderful ideas to taste.hats off
swasthi says
Thanks Yamuna
Yamuna says
Wonderful ideas to taste.hats off
Chandana says
Made paneer 65 for bday party today. Followed ur recipe but doubled the ingredients as guests were many and it was super tasty !!!!. everone liked it and the dish was finished in minutes. Thank u swasthi 🙂
swasthi says
Welcome Chandana
Really glad to know paneer 65 turned out good. Thanks for sharing the outcome.
Happy sunday!
🙂
Yachana pal says
So delicious n mouthwatering. Thank you sooo much.
swasthi says
Welcome Yachana
Senthil says
Just have to say that you are a genius!
Just tried doing this , took all of 25 mins and it turned out to be better than what I have had in restaurant.
Going to try it again tomorrow and will ask my wife to taste it. Thanks a ton!
swasthi says
Welcome Senthil
Happy to know paneer 65 turned out good. Hope your wife will like it too.
Thanks for the compliments & sharing the outcome.
supriya says
Swasthi super asalu . Just like resturant thank u for the recipe ra
swasthi says
Hey Supriya
How are you?
Happy to know you liked it.
Thanks for trying
Manju lakshmi says
Following badam halwa, paneer 65 is also a hit. Thank u for wonderful , easy to cook recipes.
swasthi says
Welcome Manju
Glad to know the recipes turned out good. Thanks for trying and the comment
Nishtha Gautam says
I made a paneer chilli it was um
swasthi says
Thank you
Manjanagouda says
Very nice recipes getting to knowledge to cook……
swasthi says
Thank you
imridia says
Soo delicious n mouthwatering
swasthi says
Hi Imridia,
Thanks. Iam glad you like the recipes
imridia says
V nyc n yummmmmyyyyy recipes…
Moushmi says
Wow very tasty paneer 65 never had before anything like this. Thanks
swasthi says
Thanks Moushmi, iam glad you liked it