CHEESE FRITTERS / PANEER PAKORA

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time : 10 minutes
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:

200 gms cottage cheese
2 cups chick pea flour (besan)
1/4 tsp red chili powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp dhania powder
a pinch of baking powder (optional)
2 tsp chaat masala powder
oil for frying

Method:

1. Make a thick batter of coating consistency by adding 1/2 cup water to chickpea flour.
2. Add   salt to taste,turmeric powder, chili powder, garam masala, dhania powder and baking powder to it and keep aside.
3. Cut cottage cheese in tO 1" by 1" long thin slices.
4. Take one slice and sprinkle chaat  masala evenly over it.
5. Place another slice over it and press it with soft hands.
6. Repeat the same with rest of the cheese slices.
7. Dip each  piece one at a time in the chick pea batter and deep fry it in hot oil till it becomes golden brown in color.
8. Sprinkle chaat masala on it and serve it with a tbsp full of tamarind chuttney and the same quantity of dhania chuttney or pudina chuttney mixed together.

Variation:

1. Instead of sprinkling chaat masala between cheese slices you can spread dhania chuttney or pudina chuttney .