Garlic Paneer Gold Coins

Cooking Time:      15 mins                                              Servings: 5

Preparation Time: 20 mins                                             Category: Snacks, Veg

This snack looks like a small gold coin because of the appealing golden colour it gets from deep frying. It is an ideal snack for all occasions as the crisp fried paneer with a mixture of garlic and chillies makes a mouth watering combination.

Ingredients:
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Garlic Paneer gold coins

Paneer or Indian cottage cheese - 200 gms
Garlic cloves (finely diced) - 12
Green chillies (finely diced) -  6
Bread crumbs - 100 to 150 gms
Crushed black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Vegetable Oil - for deep fry



Preparation Method:
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• Crumble or grate paneer into very fine small pieces and keep it in a bowl.
• Add finely diced garlic, green chillies, pepper powder, salt and bread crumbs to it.
• Mix all these into a dough. Add 2 tsps oil so that it will be easy while preparing it.
• Now make small balls of this dough. Using your both hands gently press until they become flat and round in shape like a coin.
• Heat oil in a vessel and fry these coins until they turn golden in color. Don't fry them on high flame as it will cook the outer part immediately leaving the inner part semi-cooked.
• Once done, place the coins in a serving plate and garnish with sliced onions and finely chopped coriander.
• Serve hot with mint chutney

PS: Egg white can also be used instead of bread crumbs to bind the mixture.
     Always fry on a medium flame