Paneer Chilli Cigars Video by Tarla Dalal Video by Tarla Dalal
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
10 Mins
Total Time
20 Mins
Makes
15 cigars.
Ingredients
For The Filling
3/4 cup crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)
1 tbsp chilli garlic sauce
2 tsp oil
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions
1/4 cup grated processed cheese
salt to taste
Other Ingredients For Paneer Chilli Cigars
oil for deep-frying
1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
For Serving For Paneer Chilli Cigars
Method
For the filling
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the spring onions and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add all the remaining ingredients, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Divide the filling into 15 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
- Combine the plain flour and 1 tbsp of water in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
- Cut each samosa patti into 3 to get 75 mm. X 62 mm. (3" x 2½") rectangular pieces. You will get 15 pieces in all. Place a portion of the filling at one corner of the samosa patti piece. Roll it up tightly starting from the end where the filling is placed to make a cigar.
- Seal the edge of the samosa patti piece using a little of the plain flour-water paste.
- Repeat for the remaining pattis and filling to make 14 more cigars.
- Heat the oil in a deep kadhai, deep-fry a few cigars on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. . Drain on an absorbent paper.
- Serve immediately with spicy sauce.
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