Egg recipe · snack
Paneer Sticks
பனீர் ஸ்டிக்ஸ் (paneer sticks)
Serves 2 · 25 min
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 89
Paneer fingers coated in a spiced egg-yolk marinade and shallow-fried in ghee.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions. Some ingredients here (such as game, organ meats or seafood not in the Indian food tables) use approximate USDA reference values.
Ingredients
- 200 g paneer, cut into long sticks (பனீர்)
- 1 egg yolk only (முட்டை (மஞ்சள் கரு மட்டும்))
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder (மிளகாய் தூள்)
- half tbsp each turmeric powder, garam masala powder, fennel powder (மஞ்சள் தூள், கரம் மசாலா தூள், சோம்புத்தூள்)
- 1 tbsp, to taste curry leaves, finely chopped; rock salt (கறிவேப்பிலை, இந்துப்பு)
- as needed ghee (நெய்)
Method
- Cut the paneer into long sticks.
- Mix everything except the paneer and ghee into a thick masala.
- Coat the paneer sticks with the masala and rest for 10 minutes.
- Shallow-fry in ghee on a tawa until golden.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 89. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 89.