Paneer cheese pockets | Paneer pockets | Paneer parcels

Paneer cheese pocket is a tempting, beautifully shaped cheesy appetizer. It's an interesting snack recipe and it's good to serve for parties.

These paneer pockets are not made with bread. I used maida to prepare them. You can also replace it with whole wheat flour as a healthy option. And for the filling, I have used grated paneer and a few veggies. You can actually use your favorite fillings. Simple potato filling works fine too.

Paneer cheese pockets | Paneer pockets | Paneer parcels

Recipe cuisine: Indian
Recipe category: Appetizer
Author: Abarna Gopinath

A crunchy and tasty appetizer made with paneer, cheese and a few vegetables.

Ingredients

For filling
• 1/2 cup Paneer / Cottage cheese (grated)
• 1/4 cup Carrot (grated)
• 1/4 cup Bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt as required
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1 or 2 tsp Coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 or 2 Potatoes (boiled)
• 4 Cheese slices
For dough
• 1 cup All purpose flour or Maida
• 3 tbsp Suji/Rava
• Salt as required
• 2 - 3 tsp hot Oil
• Water as required (to knead the dough)

Instructions

Take paneer, carrot and bell pepper in a small mixing bowl.

Add in all the spices. I used red chili powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, and some salt.

Add in the lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves. Mix it all together.

Now add the boiled potato and mash it well with the mixture.

Take maida, suji, and salt in a wide bowl. Heat some oil in a tadka pan and add it in. Mix it slightly with a spatula since oil is too hot.

Add in the required amount of water and knead it to a soft dough. Take a small portion of dough and roll it with a rolling pin. Cut the rolled dough into rectangles with a sharp knife.

Cut a cheese slice into 4 small squares.

Place a cheese slice on each piece and add the filling as required.

Brush some water on the corners and close them carefully.

Deep fry them in hot oil until golden and serve hot.

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