Any feast is well begun with a starter which is crispy, juicy and filled with flavours. Paneer popcorn is a superb starter or an evening snack. Children who refuse to take milk can be given paneer snacks. Paneer is rich in protein and other nutrients. Paneer from milk or Tofu – paneer from soya milk can be used for all paneer recipes. Paneer popcorn is a chat-patta snack liked by both children and adults which can be prepared very easily at home.

INGREDIENTS

HOW TO MAKE

• Slice the paneer into small cubes (1 cm) and keep it aside.
• In a bowl, add chilly powder, pepper, garlic powder, chopped coriander, 3tbsp maida and 3 tbsp corn flour. Mix them very well.
• To this dry-mix , add the paneer cubes and toss very well.
• Take out  the powder coated paneer to another plate.
• Add 2 tbsp of cornflour and maida to a bowl along with curd, soya sauce and sufficient water. Blend them together with a spatula creating a thick but perfect smooth batter for  coating the  paneer pieces.
• Dip the paneer cubes in the batter then coat it with bread crumbs. 
• Then as the oil is hot, fry the coated pieces on a medium flame.
• Separate the golden fried crunchy paneer popcorns into a bowl.
• For special seasoning, in a bowl mix all the ingredients of table 2 and blend them very well.
• Dust this new masala onto the fried paneer popcorn, so it would become a more tangy sweet taste to the taste buds.
• Any dip say garlic sauce or tomato sauce can be used.