Bread Pakora with Paneer

Ingredients:

Sandwich bread – 6-8 slices
Paneer or cottage cheese - 100gm
Onion - 1
Garam masala - 1 ½ tsp.
Chili powder - 1 tsp.
Ginger garlic paste – ½ tsp.
Gram flour or Besan – 1 cup
Salt to taste
Water
Oil for deep-frying

Preparation:

• Chop the onions. Grate paneer.
• Heat 1 tbsp of oil and add ginger garlic paste, onions. Sauté for sometime.
• Add paneer, salt, chili powder, garam masala and sauté for some more time. Keep aside.
• Remove edges from the bread and cut them diagonally to get triangle shapes.
• Mix a pinch of salt with gram flour and add a cup of water to make a batter of thick consistency.
• On one triangle bread slice keep the paneer filling and keep another slice on top of it.
• Heat oil in a kadai. In the meantime make all the sandwiches and keep them ready.
• Once the oil is hot dip the sandwich in the batter and fry them till golden brown.
• Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with tomato sauce or date and tamarind chutney.

Variations:

1. Instead of paneer you can make chutney out of coconut and peanuts and use for stuffing.
2. Mango powder or amchur can be added to the batter to give a tangy taste