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Paneer Manchurian Balls

Name: How to cook Paneer Manchurian Balls - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Paneer Manchurian Balls

#boxweek14 #paneer Paneer Manchurian Balls is a popular and delicious Indo-Chinese dish made with paneer or Indian Cottage Cheese and finely chopped mixed vegetables of choice .These tangy hot and sweet balls are extremely flavourful and a delicious substitute for non veg chicken or meat manchurian.These are enjoyed both as a semi dry gravy based or crispy fried balls as a side dish to fried rice or noodles or as an appetizer at parties.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

500 ml

Amul Gold Milk

2 tbsp

lemon juice

onion chopped finely

1 tbsp

capsicum finely chopped

carrot grated

2 tbsp

beans chopped finely

3-4

green chillies chopped finely

1/2 tsp

garlic paste

1/2 tsp

black pepper powder

1 tbsp

cornflour

fresh bread crumbs

as per taste

salt

6-7 cloves

garlic minced

1 inch

ginger grated

2 tsp

schezwan sauce

1 tbsp

sweet and sour tomato sauce

1 tsp

soya sauce

1 tbsp

vinegar

onion sliced

2 tbsp

capsicum chopped

1/4 tsp

MSG

1 pinch

orange red food colour

1 tbsp

coriander chopped

1/4 cup

water

As needed

oil

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Boil milk in a pan.Add lemon juice and 1/4 th cup water and boil milk till it curdles.Set aside for paneer to become soft.Strain in a muslin cloth and wring out all liquid. Preserve the whey to knead atta for soft rotis or add it to gravies.Add all chopped vegetables, cornflour and 2 tbsp freshly ground breadcrumbs. Add salt,black pepper powder and garlic paste and knead like a soft dough.Divide into equal balls.

* Step 2

Heat oil and fry the balls till golden brown. Remove excess oil. In 2 tbsp oil fry minced garlic and grated ginger.Add sliced onion, chopped capsicum and saute.Add schezwan sauce,soya sauce,tomato sauce, MSG and salt to taste.Add water and boil.

* Step 3

Make a slurry of cornflour and add it to the gravy.Cook in low flame till gravy thickens.Carefully place the balls in the gravy and lightly toss to coat the balls.Garnish with chopped coriander.Chopped spring onions may be added too.