Paneer 65 fry recipe | How to make paneer 65 fry | Easy paneer fry

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.

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Recipe of paneer 65 fry

Paneer 65 fry recipe | How to make paneer 65 fry

Crisp fried paneer chunks sauted and seasoned in 65 masala. Paneer 65 fry is a delicious starter from hyderabadi cuisine.

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time20 minutes

Total Time25 minutes

Servings4

AuthorSwasthi

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

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 64mg | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 307mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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.