Baked spicy paneer sticks / Indian cottage cheese snack recipe / A simple and delicious low-fat snack recipe made with paneer, besan, and spices. Serve baked paneer finger with green chutney or tomato sauce in the evening with a cup of tea. It is a great protein-rich snack for growing kids.
Crispy from outside and soft from inside, a lip-smacking appetizer perfect for a get-together or any special occasion. These paneer sticks are a gluten-free, diabetic-friendly recipe enjoyed by any age group either kids, young or old people.
You can check here how to make low fat paneer at home.
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To make this recipe Vegan, we can replace paneer with tofu, and the rest of the step will be the same. For making these oven-baked paneer sticks, use fresh paneer that should not be very soft or firm. You can keep the spiciness according to your taste and replace them with the spices of your choice if you want. They can also be baked in an air fryer. For a richer taste can do deep-fry but the calories will be increased.
There is no cooking required to make this recipe. Even kids can participate in the making of this yummy paneer fingers and have fun with baking process.
Ingredients used
Low fat homemade paneer
Besan
Spices
Cornflakes crumb
Oregano
Maggi masala
Step by step preparation of Baked spicy paneer sticks
1. Preheat oven at 200 degrees celsius for about 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle some cornmeal on a baking tray and put it aside.
2. Cut paneer into long stips of 2-3 inches. Keep them aside.
3. Take a bowl, add besan, salt and heeng to it. Add water and make a thin batter. Put it aside.
4. Transfer cornflakes crumb to a plate. Add salt, oregano, Maggi masala, red chilli powder, roasted cumin seeds powder. Mix well.
5. Now in the besan batter, add oil and mix well.
6. Dip paneer strips into the besan mixture one by one and then coat with crumb mixture. Place them on the baking tray leaving little space between them. Repeat with the rest of the paneer pieces.
7. Place the tray in the preheated oven and grill them for about 15-17 minutes. Donot forget to turn them in between and bake until they get a nice golden colour.
8. Take it out from the oven. At this point, these are very soft in texture. Leave them on the baking tray for 2-3 minutes and then serve warm with green chutney.
Serving suggestions
Serve these spicy paneer sticks in the evening with a hot cup of tea. It is a healthy snack can be packed for kids tiffin or serve as a starter for any get together or parties.
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Tips & Tricks
- Paneer should be very soft or firm for this recipe.
- You can also add other seasonings of your choice like dry Kasuri methi, mix herbs, dry basil, garlic powder or onion salt, etc.
- For a Vegan recipe, replace paneer with tofu.
- You can also replace cornflakes crumbs with bread crumbs, rice flakes crumbs, oats flakes or even ground daliya powder.
- As paneer sticks are very soft after taking out from the oven, leave them on the baking for 2-3 minutes and then serve.
- You can also deep fry them but the calories increases.
Recipe card
Baked spicy paneer sticks/ Indian cottage cheese snack recipe
Ingredients
- 225 gm low-fat homemade paneer
- ¼ cup besan
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 pinch heeng
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp roasted cumin seeds powder
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds white til
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp Maggi masala powder
- ⅓ cup cornflakes crumb
- 1 tbsp cornmeal for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 10-12 minutes.
- Sprinkle some cornmeal on a baking tray and put it aside.
- Cut paneer into long stips of 2-3 inches. Keep them aside.
- Take a bowl, add besan, baking soda, salt and heeng to it. Add water and make a thin batter. Put it aside.
- Transfer cornflakes crumb to a plate. Add salt, oregano, Maggi masala, red chilli powder, roasted cumin seeds powder. Mix well.
- Now in the besan batter, add oil and mix well.
- First, dip paneer strips into the besan mixture one by one and then coat with crumb mixture. Place them on the baking tray leaving little space between them. Repeat with the rest of the paneer pieces.
- Place the tray in the preheated oven and grill them for about 15-17 minutes. Donot forget to turn them in between and bake until they get a nice golden colour.
- Take it out from the oven. At this point, these are very soft in texture. Leave them on the baking tray for 2-3 minutes and then serve warm with green chutney.
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