# Fried Paneer Velvet Taco

This is a recipe for Fried Paneer Velvet Tacos, featuring crispy fried paneer, a vibrant salsa, and a creamy raita, all served on soft tortillas.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- Pot
- Spatula
- Blender
- Bowl
- Fork
- Frying pan
- Spatula
- Slotted spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/2EcxfZfNj9M?si=hDByarM3O_2BEi03
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f953ceef-134a-49bd-b0a7-12dd18604466
- Extracted: 2025-07-26

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