Paneer Fingers Recipe | Crispy Snacks Without Deep-Frying

Paneer fingers recipe is a quick and easy snack made without deep-frying. These paneer fingers are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, making them perfect for kids, evening snacks, or as a party starter. They need the simple ingredients to prepare and a few minutes. Make your evening amazing with this crunchy snack.

About Paneer Fingers Recipe

The paneer fingers are basically made with paneer cut into a long rectangular shape, dipped in spicy gram flour and rice flour batter, and coated with breadcrumbs, at last shallow-fry them into the hot oil. They are the perfect snacks for the evening.

Paneer is a healthy ingredient for kids, adults, and old ones too. It helps to maintain calcium in the body. Because of this, I eat it two times a week, and now this is my favorite ingredient in my food items of mine. From raw paneer to gravy, I like all versions to eat. You can check my homemade matar paneer recipe.

These panner sticks are the much-loved snack of my siblings. They ordered me anyday to prepare this, and they eat it with full love. If you have kids, they also like these paneer sticks for sure.

Shallow-frying is the best option here to make them more delicious and crispier. But if you want to do deep-frying, then go for it.

Ingredients

• Paneer- I used 250 gm paneer here, which is perefctly serves for 4 to 5 people. Vegan people can use tofu instead of this.

• Flour- Gram flour and rice flour are used to make batter. Rice flour helps to make them crispier. You can use corn flour and all-purpose flour instead of them.

• Spices- I used minimal spices here: turmeric powder, red chili powder, and garam masala. They are enough to make them delicious.

• Bread crumbs- They are necessary for coating the paneer sticks. You can use cornflakes instead of breadcrumbs.

• Oil- I used mustard oil here for frying, but you can use any neutral oil instead.

How to make Paneer Fingers Recipe

1.Take paneer and cut them in long rectangular pieces.

2. In a bowl, add 3 tbsp of gram flour and 1 tbsp of rice flour.

3. Add spices: 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, and 2 tsp salt.

4. Add 2 tbsp of water and mix well with the spoon.

5. Make a smooth and thick batter.

6. Dip the cut paneer pieces into the batter.

7. Then coated them with breadcrumbs well.

8. Heat oil in a pan on medium to high heat. Drop the coated sticks into the heated oil. Fry them on medium heat.

9. Fry them from both sides till they are golden.

10. Place the paneer fingers on butter paper or a kitchen paper towel. The paneer fingers recipe is ready.

Serve these paneer fingers hot with ketchup, chutney, curd, or with a cup of masala tea. They are a good pack for kids’ lunch boxes.

Tips and variations

• Fresh paneer works best for this paneer fingers recipe.

• Fry them on medium heat to avoid them from burning.

• Coating in breadcrumbs is necessary to make them extra crunchy.

• You can deep-fry them, but shallow-frying is the best for crunchiness.

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