Paneer Popcorn recipe with easy step by step instructions and a video for your easy understanding and learning.

How to make Paneer Popcorn Recipe

There are so many paneer recipes of which most kids love this crispy and tasty paneer Popcorn recipe because of its crunchy and tasty nature. This makes a great appetizers for kids.

The good thing about this recipe is that, you can even make them s way ahead, and keep them in fridge and just fry and serve as you need. The crispness and crunchy nature remains for more than 2 hours. So if you are preparing this for a birthday party you can very well make this hours before serving.

Also I have made this recipe for kids and added less spices only. If you are making this for adults, you can double the quantity of spice powders. Also I have cut the bigger paneer cubes into 4 smaller cubes ( bite sized ones ) for kids.

This paneer Popcorn can be simply served with just a chilli sauce or tomato sauce or even mayonnaise. In all the way it tastes simple great.

If you like snacks then do check my other snacks like below

• Veg cheese balls
• Sweet maids biscuits
• Baby corn golden fry
• Crispy prawn fry
• Crispy cauliflower fry

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Paneer Popcorn | Kids Paneer Recipe

Paneer Popcorn is an kids friendly evening snack or a party snack which can be prepared easily and tastes great with just a tomato sauce or a chilli sauce.

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Keyword paneer Popcorn

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Resting Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 6

Calories 500kcal

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Paneer cubes – 250 gms cut into small cubes
• chilli powder – 1 tsp
• turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• salt – as per taste
• black pepper – 1/4 tsp
• italian mixed herbs – 1/2 tsp optional
• oregano – little optional
• chilli flakes – 1/2 tsp
• corn flour – 1/2 tbsp
• apf / maida flour – 2 tbsp
• ginger paste – 1 tsp
• garlic paste – 1 tsp
• water – 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup
• bread crumbs – 1 cup or as needed for coating the paneer cubes
• oil – for frying

Instructions

• take250 gms of paneer and cut into small cubes.

Prepare the Masala

• In a bowl, add chilli powder, turmeric, salt, black pepper mixed herbs, oregan, chilli flakes, corn flour, maida flour, ginger and garlic paste
• To this add required water and mix to form a batter.
• The batter should not be thick or very watery. The consistency should be of dosa batter consistency.

Prepare the coating

• Now take all the other ingredients and keep it ready. Take bread crumps as required or 1 cup and spread on a plate.
• Now dip the paneer cubes in the batter nicely so that batter is coated well. Then remove from the batter and immediately roll over the bread crumbs, till all sides of the paneer is coated well with the bread crumbs.
• You can do this in batches of 15 to 20 paneer cubes at a time.
• Once you have done with the coating, allow the paneer to rest for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Fry the Paneer cubes

• After about 15 to 20 minutes, In another kadai or pan, add enough oil for frying and heat it in medium flame. Once oil is hot enough to fry, add the bread crumps coated paneer cubes one by one slowly in the oil.
• Again fry them in batches stirring occasionally. Also fry them in medium flame only.
• Fry all the paneer cubes are evenly fried, so that it turns nice golden in colour, remove them from oil. Filter the extra oil using a kitchen tissue.
• Repeat the same with the other paneer cubes.
• Your tasty and very crispy paneer popcorn is ready to be served.

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Notes

Check the below notes 

Ingredients

• Paneer cubes – 250 gms (cut into small cubes)
• chilli powder – 1 tsp
• turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• salt – as per taste
• black pepper – 1/4 tsp
• italian mixed herbs – 1/2 tsp (optional)
• oregano – little (optional)
• chilli flakes – 1/2 tsp
• corn flour – 1/2 tbsp
• apf / maida flour – 2 tbsp
• ginger paste – 1 tsp
• garlic paste – 1 tsp
• water – 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup
• bread crumbs – 1 cup or as needed for coating the paneer cubes
• oil – for frying

Step by step instructions to prepare paneer Popcorn

I have taken 250 gms of paneer and cut into small cubes. If you want you can use it as it is. You can either use the store bought paneer or the home made paneer cubes.

Learn how to make the paneer cubes

Prepare the Masala

In a bowl, add chilli powder, turmeric, salt,

black pepper, italian mixed herbs, oregano, (italian herbs and oregano are optional. But they guve nice flavour to the snack. So try to add them too)

chilli flakes, corn flour,

all purpose flour (maida flour), ginger psste and garlic paste.

To this add required water and mix to form a batter.

The batter should not be thick or very watery. The consistency should be of dosa batter consistency.

Prepare the coating

Now take all the other ingredients and keep it ready. Take bread crumps as required or 1 cup and spread on a plate.

Now dip the paneer cubes in the batter nicely so that batter is coated well. Then remove from the batter and immediately roll over the bread crumbs, till all sides of the paneer is coated well with the bread crumbs so that it will be very crispy while frying.

You can do this in batches of 15 to 20 paneer cubes at a time.

Once you have done with the coating, allow the paneer to rest for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Fry the Paneer cubes

After about 15 to 20 minutes, In another kadai or pan, add enough oil for frying and heat it in medium flame. Once oil is hot enough to fry, add the bread crumps coated paneer cubes one by one slowly in the oil.

Again fry them in batches stirring occasionally. Also fry them in medium flame only.

Fry all the paneer cubes are evenly fried, so that it turns nice golden in colour, remove them from oil. Filter the extra oil using a kitchen tissue.

Repeat the same with the other paneer cubes. Your tasty and very crispy paneer popcorn is ready to be served.

Serve them with tomato sauce or chilli sauce. I have served with chilli sauce.

Notes

1. You can cut the paneer in to small cubes or use as it is. But I feel making them into bite sized ones, doubles the quantity as well as tastes great.
2. Instead of maida and corn flour you can use egg white too.
3. Adding the Italian herbs are purely optional
4. You can prepare these in bulk and can freeze for more than a month as well in a ziplock bag. Just thaw them and fry as and when needed.

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In this recipe of cutlets using leftover rice with step by step pictures so that you can learn this recipe very easily.

If you have leftover rice do not waste that Rice by throwing it away instead you can make these yummy cutlets using those leftover rice. This is very simple recipe and I can bet you that all your family members will appreciate your work by preparing this recipe.

Though I have made these cutlets using the leftover rice it is not compulsory that you should use this leftover rice only. You can even use freshly prepared rice.

You can add your favorite vegetables to this recipe and make this cutlet using leftover rice recipe into your healthy dish. You can even give this cutlet to your kids when they return from the school or just give it to a guest or family members as a evening snack recipe. just a tomato sauce or chili sauce or mayonnaise can become a good accompaniment for this recipe.

If you are a snack lover then why don’t you look into other snack recipes in my site like prawn cutlet, veg cutlet, sweet maida bisuits, baby corn golden fry, cabbage pakoda, veg cheese balls, Roasted lotus seeds, soya chunks fry, roasted chick peas, masala pori.

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Cutlet using leftover rice recipe

If you have leftover rice do not waste that Rice by throwing it away instead you can make these yummy cutlets using those leftover rice. This is very simple recipe and I can bet you that all your family members will appreciate your work by preparing this recipe.

Course Snack

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword cutlet using leftover rice

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 5

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Left over rice - 2 cups
• Boiled Potatoes - 2 cups
• Onion - 2 finely chopped
• Chilli powder- 1.5 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2
• tspCumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
• Green chilli - 2 finely chopped
• Gram flour - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- 3 springs
• Corn flour - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - a handful
• Salt as per taste

Instructions

• In a bowl, add 2 cups of leftover rice. It is not necessary that you need to add leftover rice. You can also add normal rice.
• Add the boiled potatoes.
• Now add the finely chopped onion.
• Now add chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder, garam masala, curry leaves, salt, green chillies and gram flour.
• Also add chopped coriander leaves, corn flour and mix well to form a soft dough.
• Take small portion and flatten it to make a small patties using that. If you feel the dough getting stuck in your hand add little oil on your hand and make the patties.
• Roll over these Patties on the bread crumbs so that all sides are evenly coated.
• Allow them to rest for 5 to 8 minutes.
• Now in a wide pan add enough oil and shallow fry the patties.
•  Flip the cutlets for every 3 minutes and Fry both sides evenly.
• Fry them till they become light brown on both the sides.
• Once they are done remove it from the oil, filter the oil and serve in a plate using a tomato sauce or a chili sauce.
• yummy yummy Cutlets using Leftover Rice is ready.

Notes

• As mentioned earlier this cutlet can be made using normal rice also. It is not compulsory to use when lay the leftover rice. It is done with leftover rice in order to make use of it that said that.
• You can add some veggies like cauliflower carrot beans capsicums Etc to make it more healthier version.
• These cutlet goes very well with tomato sauce or chili sauce or any mayonnaise Etc.
• Shallow frying the cutlet makes it more healthier. So always try to Shadow Fry it  instead of deep frying it.
• Also note this cutlet tries to absorb more oil. So instead of adding oil all at once, you can add 2 to 3 tsp of oil in between while frying.
• You can also add a little Pepper powder and increase or decrease the other ingredients as per your wish and as per your taste.
• Also note that while making the cutlet patties if you feel that dough getting stuck to your hand, apply little oil on your hands and then start making the patties.

Step by step instructions for cutlet using leftover rice

Ingredients

• Left over rice – 2 cups
• Boiled Potatoes – 2 cups
• Onion – 2 finely chopped
• Chilli powder- 1.5 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp
• Green chilli – 2 finely chopped
• Gram flour – 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- 3 springs
• Corn flour – 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves – a handful
• Salt as per taste

Method for making cutlet using Leftover Rice

1. In a bowl, add 2 cups of leftover rice. It is not necessary that you need to add leftover rice. You can also add normal rice.

2. Add the boiled potatoes.

3. Now add the finely chopped onion.

4. After adding the onion, add chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder, garam masala, curry leaves, salt, green chillies and gram flour.

5. Also add chopped coriander leaves, corn flour and mix well to form a soft dough.

6. Take small portion and flatten it to make a small patties using that. If you feel the dough getting stuck in your hand add little oil on your hand and make the patties.

7. Roll over these Patties on the bread crumbs so that all sides are evenly coated.

8. Allow them to rest for 5 to 8 minutes.

9. Now in a wide pan add enough oil and shallow fry the patties.

10. Flip the cutlets for every 3 minutes and Fry both sides evenly.

11. Fry them till they become light brown on both the sides.

12. Once they are done remove it from the oil, filter the oil and serve in a plate using a tomato sauce or a chili sauce.

yummy yummy Cutlets using Leftover Rice is ready.

Notes:

• As mentioned earlier this cutlet can be made using normal rice also. It is not compulsory to use when lay the leftover rice. It is done with leftover rice in order to make use of it that said that.
• You can add some veggies like cauliflower carrot beans capsicums Etc to make it more healthier version.
• These cutlet goes very well with tomato sauce or chili sauce or any mayonnaise Etc.
• Shallow frying the cutlet makes it more healthier. So always try to Shadow Freight instead of deep frying it.
• Also note this cutlet tries to absorb more oil. So instead of adding oil all at once, you can add 2 to 3 tsp of oil in between while frying.
• You can also add a little Pepper powder and increase or decrease the other ingredients as per your wish and as per your taste.
• Also note that while making the cutlet patties if you feel that dough getting stuck to your hand, apply little oil on your hands and then start making the patties.

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Veg cheese balls or vegetable cheese balls or veggie cheese balls  is such a tempting snack that kids would love to have it. When I tried these and gave to my kids they finished it fast and asked some more and again I did another batch for myself and my hubby. These can be done for any parties or for guests and I assure you, you will get praised for these. I got the idea from here but changed to my taste. Need to try the original version also. Let’s see how to prepare these  vegetable cheese balls or veg cheese balls.

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Crispy Cauliflower fry

Stuffed Mushrooms

Meal maker fry
Masal Vadai

How to make Veggie Cheese Balls

Preparation time: 15 min | Cook Time: 10 min
Total Time: 25| Serves: 6

Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: International

Ingredients

Mixed vegetables – 1.5 cups

Potato – 3 small (around 75 to 100 gms)

Paneer – 1/2 cup or 100gms

Cheese – 6 tbsp ( increase or decrease as your wish ) (you can use mozerella or cheddar cheese)
Corn flour – 2.5 tbsp

All purpose flour – 1/4 cup ( + or – )

Green chillies – 2

Coriander leaves – 4 tbsp (chopped)

Milk – 1/4 cup
Baking soda – 1/4 tsp

Breadcrumbs – as required

Salt – as per taste

Oil for frying

Step by step instructions for Vegetable cheese balls

Method

1. Cook the mixed veggies with little salt until soft. Boil the potatoes and peel off its skin.

2. If you are adding frozen paneer, Soak it in hot water for 3 min, squeeze slightly and then add it. If you are using fresh paneer just add as it is. Add the cheese. Mozzarella cheese does good work.

3. Chop the green chillies and coriander leaves finely and add it.

4. Add the required salt, all purpose flour, baking soda and mix well by crushing the vegetables and other ingredients as far as you can. Make a dough has shown below.

5. Make small equal balls and dip the balls in the milk. Immediately roll the balls in the breadcrumbs.

6.  Again slightly dip the balls in the milk and roll the balls in the bread crumps mixture again until the bread crumps are coated well. Do the same for all the balls. Let it rest for 10 to 15 min in fridge. Now Heat the oil in medium and drop the balls slowly.

7. When the balls turns golden colour or light brown colour, remove it and filter the oil. Do this process in small batches.

8. Yummy and addictive veg cheese balls are ready. Serve with tomato sauce or chilli sauce.

Yummy Veggie Cheese Balls is ready and tastes great with the Chilli Sauce

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Veg cheese balls or vegetable cheese balls

Veg cheese balls or vegetable cheese balls or veggi cheese balls is such a tempting snack that kids would love to have it.

Course Snack

Cuisine International

Keyword corn cheese balls, potato cheese balls, veg cheese balls, vegetable cheese balls, veggie cheese balls

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 5

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Mixed vegetables - 1.5 cups
• Potato - 3 small around 75 to100 gms
• Paneer - 1/2 cup or 100gms
• Cheese - 6 tbsp increase or decrease as your wish (you can use mozerella or cheddar cheese)
• Corn flour - 2.5 tbsp
• All purpose flour - 1/4 cup + or -
• Green chillies - 2
• Coriander leaves - 4 tbsp chopped
• Milk - 1/4 cup
• Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
• Breadcrumbs - as required
• Salt - as per taste
• Oil for frying

Instructions

• Cook the mixed veggies with little salt until soft. Boil the potatoes and peel off its skin.
• If you are adding frozen paneer, Soak it in hot water for 3 min, squeeze slightly and then add it. If you are using fresh paneer just add as it is. Add the cheese. Mozzarella cheese does good work.
• Chop the green chillies and coriander leaves finely and add it.
• Add the required salt, all purpose flour, baking soda and mix well by crushing the vegetables and other ingredients as far as you can. Make a dough has shown below.
• Make small equal balls and dip the balls in the milk. Immediately roll the balls in the breadcrumbs.
• Again slightly dip the balls in the milk and roll the balls in the bread crumps mixture again until the bread crumps are coated well. Do the same for all the balls. Let it rest for 10 to 15 min in fridge. Now Heat the oil in medium and drop the balls slowly.
• When the balls turns golden colour or light brown colour, remove it and filter the oil. Do this process in small batches.
• Yummy and addictive veg cheese balls are ready. Serve with tomato sauce or chilli sauce.

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