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Paneer Or Cottage Cheese Croquettes / Finger Food / Fritters 

27/08/2017 by Sujata Roy 28 Comments

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Paneer or cottage cheese croquettes. 

Perfect for party finger food or evening snacks. 

These crisp outside and soft inside croquettes are delicious and easy to make. 

Paneer or cottage cheese is used in it with potatoes. 

For long years, milk and milk products has been most important part of the diet of human. Paneer is also one of the most important milk products, which is used by the human fraternity as a complete proteinecious and healthy food. It is very famous in India by the name Cottage cheese or Chenna which is prepared by the milk at home or factories. It is used for years to make variety of nutritious foods for eating purposes. It has very attractive look of white color and nice taste and very famous amongst all the milk products. It is much liked by various men to eat it raw instead of fried. Paneer is the rich source of calcium, phosphorus, vitamins, minerals and protein which are required by the body in high proportions for healthy growth and development.

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Our this week’s 107th #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is party dish. I am presenting this paneer croquettes as a party finger food for this event. 
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Recipe is very easy. You can prepare everything one day before and keep in refrigerator. Take out and deep fry just before serving. You can shallow fry these if you like. 
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Recipe 


Paneer or cottage cheese – 1 cup, grated 

Potato – 2 large, boiled 

Onion – 2, sliced 

Green chilli – 3, finely chopped 

Ginger – 1 inch piece, grated 

Tomato – 2 chopped 

Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon 

Coriander leaves – handful, chopped 

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon 

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon 

Black pepper powder – 1/4 teaspoon 

Chilli flakes – 1/2 teaspoon 

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon 

Tomato sauce – 2 tablespoon 

Oil – 2 tablespoon 

Salt to taste

Breadcrumbs – as require 

For batter 


Refined flour – 4 tablespoon 

Rice flour – 2 tablespoon 

Salt and pepper to taste 

Water as require 

Oil for deep fry 
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Method 


Peel and mash or grate the boiled potatoes. Keep aside. 

Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. Let it splutter. 

Add onion and green chilli. Fry till onion becomes light brown. 

Add tomatoes and ginger. Saute for 1-2 minutes. If you like you can also add 1 teaspoon garlic paste or 3-4 crushed garlic with it. I didn’t. 

Add coriander leaves, cumin powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder, chilli flakes and salt. 

Saute till the tomato becomes mushy.

Add mashed or grated paneer or cottage cheese. Mix well and add tomato sauce.  Saute till the mixture dried up completely.
 

Now add mashed or grated potatoes. Mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. 

Switch off the flame. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Delicious isn’t it? You can serve it as a side dish with any bread or make sandwiches with it. You can omit potatoes and make with paneer only. 

You can also add little lemon juice or chaat masala if you like. If you like it more hot increase the amount of chilli. And you can make it less spicy by omitting chilli flakes and black pepper powder. If you are making it for kids use less chilli. 

Let the mixture cool down. Mash with your hand again or use a potato masher. Add 1-2 tablespoon breadcrumbs if require for binding. Instead of breadcrumbs you can use oats powder or roasted chickpea powder too.

But don’t add more than 2-3 tablespoon. 

Make small balls. I have made medium sized 19 balls. You can make small bite size for party finger food. 

Spread breadcrumbs on a plate. 

Mix refined flour and rice flour in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add water gradually to make a semi thick lump free batter. Don’t make it runny. You can use one egg with salt and pepper instead of flour batter. 

Dip the balls in the flour batter then roll on breadcrumbs. Cover with breadcrumbs from all the sides. 

Prepare all the balls like this. You can keep these prepared balls in refrigerator and fry just before serving. 

Heat sufficient oil in a pan. Fry the balls in it. Flip and fry evenly from all the sides. 

When the balls becomes brown remove from oil and place on a paper towel. You can shallow fry these if you like. 
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Serve hot with mustard sauce and tomato sauce or any chutney. 

Enjoy the crisp outside and soft inside delicious and spicy paneer croquettes. 

I would love to hear from you. Please share your thoughts and suggestions in comment. 

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Snack, Street Foods, Vegetarian, World Cuisine Tagged With: appetiser, Croquettes, deep fried snacks, finger food, party food, party starter, potatoes, snacks, spicy, VEGETARIAN

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  1. The Girl Next Door says

    28/08/2017 at 2:27 AM

    They look absolutely scrumptious! 🙂

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/08/2017 at 2:45 AM

      Thank you so much dear 😍

      Reply
  2. Aruna says

    28/08/2017 at 3:52 AM

    I just want to reach for one right now!

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/08/2017 at 4:43 AM

      Thanks a lot Aruna 😍

      Reply
  3. mistimaan says

    28/08/2017 at 6:48 AM

    Very yummy and tasty recipe…….thanks for sharing 🙂

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/08/2017 at 7:24 AM

      You are most welcome 😊😊

      Reply
  4. Vidya Narayan says

    28/08/2017 at 7:41 AM

    Huge hit at parties & this is super delish !

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/08/2017 at 3:16 PM

      Thanks a lot Vidya 😊 😊

      Reply
  5. Sasmita says

    28/08/2017 at 9:04 AM

    All time hit in party di, just pick up n grab 🙂

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/08/2017 at 4:44 AM

      Thank you for so much Sasmita 😍

      Reply
  6. afoodiehousewife says

    28/08/2017 at 1:36 PM

    yummy yum yum! want these now!!

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/08/2017 at 3:15 PM

      Thanks a lot dear 😍

      Reply
  7. Sumith says

    28/08/2017 at 4:46 PM

    Beautiful make over of crouquetts.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      29/08/2017 at 12:56 PM

      Thank you so much Sumith 😊 😊

      Reply
  8. poonampagar says

    29/08/2017 at 11:14 AM

    These are loved by one and all..perfect share for the theme di. They look scrumptious !

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      29/08/2017 at 12:55 PM

      Thanks a lot Poonam 😊 😊

      Reply
  9. Ellanor Aquitaine says

    29/08/2017 at 12:51 PM

    So tempting, I could eat about 20 …

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      29/08/2017 at 12:55 PM

      Thank you so much 😍 😍

      Reply
  10. Mayuri Patel says

    31/08/2017 at 12:44 AM

    looks so crispy , crunchy and super tempting. Great party food.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      31/08/2017 at 2:18 AM

      Thank you so much Mayuri 😊

      Reply
  11. saswatihota says

    31/08/2017 at 2:38 AM

    TheSe croquettes look so tempting..paneer and Potatoes are such an amazing combo.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      31/08/2017 at 2:44 AM

      Thanks a lot Saswati 😊 😊

      Reply
  12. kritisinghal2403 says

    31/08/2017 at 6:24 AM

    Deliciously unique …fab share di! 🙂

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      31/08/2017 at 7:19 AM

      Thank you so much Kriti 😊 😊

      Reply
  13. Preethi's Cuisine says

    03/09/2017 at 11:37 AM

    Paneer croquettes are perfect for the party!!!!!!!Lovely share

    Reply
  14. alkajena says

    04/09/2017 at 3:05 PM

    cottage cheese croquettes are perfect party stoppers

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      04/09/2017 at 3:24 PM

      Thank you so much Alka 😍

      Reply

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