Potato Paneer Tots
December 22nd, 2008 filed under Appetizers, Snacks
Potato Paneer Tots are a great blend of potatoes, paneer and jalapeno pepper.
Recipe makes about 24.
Ingredients:
- 2 medium russet potatoes
- 1 cup mashed paneer
- 1 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste
- 1 finely chopped jalapeno pepper (hari mirch)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For batter:
- 3 tablespoon all purpose flour (maida, plain flour)
- 5 tablespoons water
Also needed:
- Oil to fry
Method:
- Mix flour and water together and make a thin, smooth batter and keep aside.
- Peel the skin off the potatoes and shred them in a grater or food processor.
- In a pan boil the water. After it comes to boil put the shredded potatoes in the water and let it boil for two to three minutes until they are just tender. Note: don’t over cook the potatoes they will become mushy, should be able to feel the shredded potatoes
- Once cooked, drain the water and pour some cold water over the potatoes.
- Gently squeeze the excess water out of the potatoes, again making sure to not make the shredded potatoes mushy.
- Next mix shredded potatoes, mashed paneer, and jalapeno pepper, and salt together
- Divide the potato mixture in about 24 equal parts and form them into bullet shape. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.
- The frying pan should have at least 1 ½ inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put one small piece of mix in the oil, it should sizzle and come up right away.
- Dip the potato balls in the batter one at a time and slowly drop into the frying pan.
- Turn them occasionally. Fry tots until golden-brown all around.
- Remove them with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
- Serve them hot with your choice of tomato ketchup or coriander (hari) chutney or tamarind (imli) chutney. They also taste great as is.
Hello Aunty,
Your website is so useful to me. I am worst cook in world. But now I have manage to impress my husband with your recipes and he is very pleased with my cooking now. Thank you so much. You are a super star
Hello Ms Manjula
Tried the recipe and it turned out fantastic. The measurements were spot on!!! Thank you!
Hi Manjula,,can i use mashed potato instead of grated potatoes?
Hi Roopa, mash potato will work but texture will be different.
Hello Aunty,
Can I make this 1 day in advance…in case I want to call 2-3 people at my place. Will these tots be fresh?
Thanks pls reply
Yes. Keep them in the fridge overnight and just re-heat them in the oven or toaster oven for a few minutes until they start to sizzle. Place them in a glass dish or on a cookie sheet. If you heat them in the microwave, they’ll be too soft.
Thank you Jaya for the prompt reply.
i tried this and it came out really very well… i confess to you i used to hate cooking but you have made me love to cook and i learned how to cook with u.. thank you..
we love little spicy food so i added 1tspoon chili powder to it… it was good.
thank you so much for sharing such a delicious n easy recipe with new comers..
I make mine with hash brown and add 1/2 cup of plain bread crumbs and for the batter, i add 1 tsp of cumin seeds and 1/2 tsp of sesme seeds. to make it attractive I add grated carrots. It is very tasty and thank you for sharing your cooking skills with us. jyothi
Hi Manjula, thanks for this recipe. Could I use besan if I do not have maida?
Thanks. Mark
Looks very tempting… simply superb
hi aunty
wht kind of cheese hav u used in it
thankyu
She used a peneer the recipe is on her Website.
Hi i am Bhavana i tried cabbage kofta and PEDA they were great recipes ,how do you get so much creativity? Thank You Aunty