Fried Paneer Velvet Taco

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add butter, bay leaves, dry red chillies, garlic paste, and chopped ginger to a pot and sauté.
  2. 2Add red onions, chopped tomatoes, and chopped capsicum to the pot and mix.
  3. 3Add garam masala, chilli powder, and salt to the pot and mix.
  4. 4Add water to the pot and mix.
  5. 5In a separate bowl, add yogurt, roasted cumin powder, chopped coriander, black pepper, and salt. Mix well.
  6. 6Remove the bay leaves from the cooked mixture in the pot.
  7. 7Transfer the cooked mixture from the pot to a blender and blend until smooth.
  8. 8Pour the blended mixture back into the pot.
  9. 9Add cream cheese to the mixture in the pot and mix.
  10. 10Roast tomatoes, green chillies, and half an onion over an open flame.
  11. 11Add the roasted vegetables, coriander leaves, garlic cloves, and salt to a food processor and chop finely.
  12. 12In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, garlic powder, black pepper, chilli powder, and salt.
  13. 13Add water to the flour mixture and mix until a smooth batter forms.
  14. 14Dip paneer pieces into the prepared batter.
  15. 15Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the battered paneer until golden brown.
  16. 16Heat tortillas in a pan.
  17. 17Place fried paneer on a tortilla.
  18. 18Add the chopped salsa mixture over the paneer.
  19. 19Drizzle the blended sauce over the salsa.
  20. 20Add a dollop of the yogurt mixture on top.
  21. 21Fold the tortilla to create a taco.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 2 leaves Bay Leaves
  • 2 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 1 tsp Chopped Ginger
  • 1 cup Red Onions
  • 1 cup Chopped Tomatoes
  • 0.5 cup Chopped Capsicum
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 cup Water
  • 1 cup Yogurt
  • 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
  • 0.25 cup Chopped Coriander
  • 0.5 tsp Black Pepper
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 Green Chillies
  • 0.5 Onion
  • 1 handful Coriander Leaves
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 0.5 tsp Black Pepper
  • 0.5 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 cup Water
  • 250 g Paneer
  • 2 cups Oil
  • 4 Tortillas

Equipment

PotSpatulaBlenderBowlForkFrying panSpatulaSlotted spoon