Paneer Appam
Paneer Appam recipe, a great fusion of paneer with south-indian appam
Ingredients
- 250 gram Paneer/Cottage cheese
- 1 Onion medium size, finely chopped
- 2 Tomatoes medium size, finely chopped
- 2 Fresh chillies finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Dhania/coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 cup Appam Batter
- 2 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
Instructions
For Appam Batter
- Wash and soak the rice for 3-4 hours. In a grinding jar, add the soaked rice, coconut milk and boiled rice. Grind this to a fine paste and transfer it to a bowl.
- Add baking soda and mix well. Now cover this bowl and keep this in a warm place for at least 12 hours to ferment. Once it has fermented, it’s ready to go.
Preparing Paneer
- Crumble the paneer into small pieces and keep aside. Heat a pan over medium heat and add oil to it. Once warm, add Asafoetida, Shahi Jeera and mustard seeds to it.
- Once they sizzle, add chopped onions to it and sauté till they are pink in colour.
- Add Turmeric powder, dhania/coriander powder, Kashmiri Red chilli powder, and salt to it and sauté. Then add chopped chillies and tomatoes now and sauté until they are cooked.
- Add crumbled paneer and mix well. Cook for few minutes and switch off the heat.
- Now take a round pan/skillet and heat it over medium heat. Once it's hot enough, flick a little water and carefully clean with a kitchen towel.
- Now pour a 1/2 cup of appam batter to it and rotate the batter to the sides of pan to give a nice bowl shape. Let it cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
- Spread 2/3 of a tablespoon of the paneer stuffing all over it and take the appam out on a serving plate.
- Garnish the dish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Podi, stew or sauce of your choice. Enjoy!
Notes
Key Notes:
- Always clean the hot pan with a damp kitchen towel carefully to ensure we do this step clean and season our pan ready to make appam.
- You can add your choice of vegetables to the paneer stuffing such as bell peppers or green beans.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Paneer Appam
Amount Per Serving (4 g)
Calories 143
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 6mg2%
Sodium 819mg36%
Potassium 257mg7%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 520IU10%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.