Paneer Popcorn Recipe

paneer popcorn served in a black plate with tomato ketchup on side

4.57 from 16 votes

Paneer Popcorn is a quick ,healthy lip-smacking snack made with fresh paneer (indian cottage cheese), mixed with spices and herbs and tossed with breadcrumbs to give that extra punch to taste

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Keyword airfryer recipes, crisplid recipes, healthy, indian cottage cheese, paneer recipes, recipes for kids, snack recipes

Diet Vegetarian

Method Air Fryer

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 290kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

1 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubed (1 inch size)
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon garam masala powder
½ teaspoon mixed dried herbs
¼ teaspoon pepper powder
¼ cup corn flour or refined flour(maida)
2 teaspoon oil for spraying
salt to taste

For the Crust

½ cup bread crumbs
¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Mealthy CrispLid Airfryer:

Take a bowl and add ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, garam masala ,mixed herbs, pepper powder, salt . Then add paneer in it and mix it well.
Take ¼ cup corn flour and add water in it as much as required to make a paste of it.
Mix breadcrumbs ,red chili powder, and salt and keep aside.
Then dip paneer cubes in that paste and drain excess batter ,then roll them completely in bread crumbs mixture coating all the sides. Refrigerate for atleast 15 minutes.
Spray CrispLid fryer basket and paneer cubes with cooking spray and arrange bread coated paneer cubes in a single layer in fryer basket, working in batches as needed.
Place trivet in the inner steel pot of pressure cooker and put fryer basket on the trivet.
Now set CrispLid on top of inner steel pot using the handle on the CrispLid. Plug the CrispLid and lower the handle. (Make sure the pressure cooker is unplugged)
Set to 375°F (190°C) and cook paneer popcorn for 6 minutes. Flip paneer and continue cooking until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes more. If you think its not cooked completely then toss and cook for 2 more minutes.Repeat with remaining paneer popcorn.
Remove the paneer popcorn into a serving plate and serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.

Deep frying:

Follow same steps and deep fry the prepared breaded paneer in medium heat oil until they turn brown and crispy.Serve Hot.

Notes

You can also add a couple of pinches of cayenne pepper to the flour mixture for a little heat.
You can also add other seasonings like kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves), garlic powder or onion salt, etc.
Cut the paneer into bite sizes. Equal sizes helps to cook evenly and well.
If you are vegan replace paneer with tofu.
You can either use homemade or panko bread crumbs from the store for this recipe.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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