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:

1. Mix flour and water together and make a thin, smooth batter and keep aside.
2. Peel the skin off the potatoes and shred them in a grater or food processor.
3. 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
4. Once cooked, drain the water and pour some cold water over the potatoes.
5. Gently squeeze the excess water out of the potatoes, again making sure to not make the shredded potatoes mushy.
6. Next mix shredded potatoes, mashed paneer, and jalapeno pepper, and salt together
7. Divide the potato mixture in about 24 equal parts and form them into bullet shape. Keep aside.
8. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.
9. 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.
10. Dip the potato balls in the batter one at a time and slowly drop into the frying pan.
11. Turn them occasionally. Fry tots until golden-brown all around.
12. Remove them with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
13. Serve them hot with your choice of tomato ketchup or coriander (hari) chutney or tamarind (imli) chutney. They also taste great as is.

56 Responses to “Potato Paneer Tots”

1. Mahima says:

   February 26, 2010 at 9:30 am

   Hi aunty,

   Do you have any recipes for paneer pakoras or paneer cutlets?

   If you could, please share them with us?

   Thank u!

   Reply
2. Mahima says:

   February 26, 2010 at 8:10 am

   Hello Aunty Ji,

   Your recipes are simply brillaint and simple yet sophisticated.
   Thank you for taking the time to share these with everyone!
   I’m a great fan of your recipes.

   Thank You Once Again!

   Reply
3. Sarah says:

   February 3, 2010 at 8:01 am

   Hello Manjula Auntie,

   Can these tots be made one DAY BEFORE a dinner party and saved in the fridge? Can they be made a few days ahead of time and frozen?

   Reply
   • Manjula Jain says:

     February 3, 2010 at 10:34 pm

     Hi Sarah,
     Yes you can make before and freeze them and heat in oven on 350 degree.

     Reply
4. ritu says:

   January 10, 2010 at 5:47 pm

   Hi Aunty,

   Can you freeze these?

   Reply
5. Reshmi says:

   December 2, 2009 at 4:49 pm

   Hi Manjula Aunty,
   I love all your recipes and the best part is you make the whole process to simple to follow.
   Thanks, Reshmi

   Reply
6. saru says:

   October 29, 2009 at 6:45 am

   Thank you so much for sharing your recipes Aunty.

   Reply
7. nesha says:

   October 9, 2009 at 9:17 pm

   Untie, you are the best and thank you so much for sharing your recepie.

   Reply
8. Nakita Thapar says:

   October 6, 2009 at 7:04 pm

   WOW!! Manjula aunty you have amazing recipes!!! Me and my father are watching this video right now and we can’t wait to try this recipe!!!

   Reply
9. vaishali says:

   September 23, 2009 at 3:43 am

   hi aunty i like it so much thank uuuuuuuuu

   Reply
10. Anuradha says:

    September 14, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Hi Aunty, I made potato-paneer tots last week, and it came out superb!
    Thank you so much for another brilliant recipe.

    Reply