

Paneer is crumbled and spiced, then formed into nuggets, then coated in a corn starch before deep frying and then coated with a classic 65 masala. It’s crunchy from the outside and chewy from the inside!


Chicken 65 is an all time favorite in my house. I had a slab of Paneer that I forgot to use for a dinner party and decided to spice it up and turn it into this recipe which looks exactly like Chicken. I totally had my kids fooled, till they bit into it of course, but they enjoyed the chewy exterior and the soft interior. This recipe is a keeper!




Ingredients
Method
- Cut the paneer into small cubes and mash the paneer
- Add salt to taste, pepper, turmeric, chilli powder, curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic and the corn starch
- Add the water and form this into irregular nugget shapes
- Dip this in the cornstarch slurry and deep fry it and then drain on kitchen towel
- Prepare the masala by sautéing the onion and chilli in hot oil
- Add the curry leaves, chilli, turmeric and cumin powder and the ginger and garlic paste
- Add the chilli garlic paste and salt and pepper
- Add the food colouring and finally the paneer and allow it to get coated in the masala

