Paneer cutlet recipe or paneer tikki – Cutlet is one of the delicious, easy, healthy and best after school snacks for kids. Paneer is one of the most important sources of protein and calcium for vegetarian Indians. Just like most kids, mine too love paneer and especially these paneer cutlets are their favorite snack.
This paneer cutlet is mostly made in our home for the kids after school as a evening snack. It can be used as a patty for vegetable burger or can be relished as it is or can be used to make a chat. I have never tried this deep frying. I always prefer to bake them or shallow fry. I tawa fry as well, with the left over mix most of the times.
Baking these is super easy, just mix up everything and make the paneer cutlet. Bake them until golden. I have not coated these in bread crumbs and kept the recipe simple.
You can use any kind of veggies along with paneer to make these paneer cutlets. Carrots, peas, potato, sweet potatoes & sweet corn are some of the vegetables that go well.
For more Paneer recipes, you can check
Paneer cheese toast
Paneer dahi kabab
Paneer 65
Paneer sandwich
Chilli paneer
Paneer bread roll
Paneer pakora
Paneer cutlet recipe
Paneer cutlet
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 1 cup paneer crumbled (Indian Cottage Cheese)
- ¾ cup potato boiled or mashed mixed veggies or sweet corn (pulsed coarsely)
- 2 to 3 green chilies chopped small (adjust)
- ¼ cup bread crumbs or powdered poha (adjust as needed)
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- ¼ tsp cumin or jeera
- 1 medium onion optional
- 1/8 tsp turmeric or haldi
- ¾ tsp garam masala powder
- handful coriander leaves chopped
- Salt to taste
How to make the recipe
Preparation for paneer cutlet
- Boil veggies till soft cooked without making mushy. Mash them. If using sweet corn, boil them till al dente. Cool and pulse them in a blender.
- Add them to a bowl. Also add paneer, bread crumbs, salt, cumin, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, coriander leaves and chilies.
- Mix them well to make a dough. If the mixture is too soft, you can add more bread crumbs.
Making patties
- Make patties using the mixture. The patties should not be too thin or thick.
- Grease a pan generously with oil and heat it.
Making paneer cutlet
- When the pan is hot enough, place these on the pan.
- Flipping to the other side, fry them until golden and crisp.
To bake paneer cutlets
- For baking in oven, preheat the oven to 220 C.
- Prepare a baking tray, grease it well.
- Make small thin patties (appr ¼ inch), and smear little oil on them.
- Bake for 10 to 15 mins, next flip them to the other side.
- Repeat baking paneer cutlet for another 10 to 12 mins.
- Serve with chutney or ketchup.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
If you are new to cooking, follow my detailed step by step photo instructions for best results.
Preparation for paneer cutlet
1. Firstly add all the ingredients to a bowl.
2. Next knead all the ingredients. The mixture must come together.
How to make paneer cutlet or paneer tikki
3. Take small portions and make them to patties. To bake place them on a greased foil or butter paper.
4. Shallow fry or tawa fry the paneer tikki.
5. Baked at 220 C for 12 minutes.
Serve paneer cutlet hot.
Sandhya says
Hi Swasthi,
Could I substitute poha/ bread with anything else as I do not have both of these.
swasthi says
Hi Sandhya,
Powder some roasted/fried gram and use. If you don’t have that then roast besan until aromatic,cool and use.
Sandhya says
Thank you…
Ruchi says
I love your recipes, they are easy to understand and always turn out good. Thanks for all the effort that you put.
swasthi says
Welcome Ruchi,
Thank you so much. So happy to know the food turns out good.
🙂
Divya says
A easy snack, thanks for sharing.
swasthi says
Welcome Divya
Jawaid Khan says
Hi Swasthi
We tried yr Paneer cutlets recipe abd it came out superb.The directions were easy to follow. Keep up the good work!
swasthi says
Thanks for trying and rating the recipe
Rosy says
Too good recipies
I have ever seen
Great work done
Vineeta says
Your receipes are very easy n very tasty
swasthi says
Thanks
Shravani says
Hi Swasthi,
I tried this without using pudina. They tasted good.
They turned out to be very soft. How can I get them as little crunchy? Please let me know.
My kid liked them very much.
swasthi says
Hi Shravani
I have updated the recipe, probably the soaked bread slices made the cutlet soft. You can use dry bread crumbs or powdered poha to make the dough firm. This is a very old post, I use to make earlier with soaked bread slices. Now I make with powdered poha. They turn out good and crisp as well. Hope this helps. Thanks for trying
🙂
Shravani says
Ok I will try with poha next time. Thank you
mrinal jamwal says
plzz try this recipe take fully mature but raw mangoes boil them for 10 minutes peel off their skin and heat oil in a pan add red chilli whole 3-4 and then add a little turmeric powder and red chilli powder add the boiled mangoes and stirr for a while then add coriander seeds crushed well and then after cooking on low flame add 100-300 ml of water as required add salt as per taste let it boil and mix it well add garam masala in the end… enjoy the khatti khatti amb ki maani (raw mango curry ) add jaggery if you want to make it sweet a little also
swasthi says
Thanks Mrinal
I will try surely.
Anlet Prince says
Simply amazing. Nice way to make kids eat paneer again
swasthi says
Thanks Anlet
Happy to know you liked it
shweta says
yummy cutlets…….
love cutlets in all form..
nice breakfast after noon….
swasthi says
Thanks shweta, glad to know you liked them
k.k.patel says
Very tasty
swasthi says
Thank you
Akankshaa says
Paneer kb Dalu MA isme wo to raka reh gya
swasthi says
Add them along with bread crumbs and other ingredients