Paneer and Spinach Fritters

Perfect snack with a hot cup of tea on a rainy day.

Quick to put together for a sudden get together or for a lazy weekend evening snack.

Ingredients:

150 gms cottage cheese
4 spinach leaves
5 to 6 green chillies
1 cup gram flour
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
A pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp garam masala powder
½ to 1 tsp carom seeds
½ cup water or as required
Salt as required
Oil for deep frying (Optional Mustard oil)
Chaat masala for sprinkling

For the Ketchup Chutney:

½ cup Ketchup
1 tbsp Water
½ tbsp Chaat Masala
½ tsp Sugar
Sea Salt/Rock Salt as per the taste

Method:

To Prepare Paneer Pakora: 

1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, except paneer and oil.
2. Make a smooth and thick batter. Make sure to make it lump free.
3. Check the seasoning and adjust the spice level and salt.
4. Cut the cottage cheese into cubes.
5. You can pan fry the cottage cheese cubes till golden brown. (optional)
6. Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai. (You can use mustard oil, it will add nice aroma)
7. Dip each cube of cottage cheese in the batter and coat the cubes evenly with the batter.
8. Deep fry the paneer pakoras in medium flame till crisp and golden.
9. When oil stops bubbling around pakora, drain paneer pakoras on paper towels to remove excess oil.

To Prepare Spinach Fritters:

1. Dip each spinach leaf into the batter and coat it evenly. 
2. Gently place the batter coated leaf in the medium hot oil.
3. Deep fry the spinach fritters till golden and crisp. 
4. Drain spinach fritters on paper towels to remove excess oil.

To Prepare Green Chilli Fritters:

1. Slit the chilli in the middle.
2. Dip each chilli into the batter and coat it evenly. 
3. Deep fry the chilli fritters till golden and crisp.
4. Drain chilli fritters on paper towels to remove excess oil.

To Prepare Ketchup Chutney:

1. Mix all the ingredients together. Mix well.
2. Adjust the seasoning as per your requirement.

Serve hot paneer pakoras, spinach fritters and chilli fritters sprinkled lightly with some chaat masala with ketchup chutney.