Paneer tikki or paneer cutlet recipe. It is a tasty and healthy snack recipe for kids, and a teatime snack. Cutlets with Indian cottage cheese, potato, poha are easy to make. Here's how to make these vegetarian snacks with paneer.
Tikki is a very popular street food in India. You simply can't resist a good crispy and spicy aloo tikki when you see one. At the same time we all know how healthy that is. So I do the next best thing make Tikki's at home in much healthier way.
So these Paneer tikki or Paneer cutlets are healthy homemade snack because less fat, low carb, more protein and you can enjoy them guilt-free
No next time try these paneer cutlets or tikkis when craving strikes. You can serve them as cutlets or as tikki chaat. It's all a matter of how you serve the patty.
What is Tikki?
Tikki is basically a mix of different ingredients shaped into round patty and deep fried or shallow fried till outer surface becomes crisp and golden brown. Just like cutlets you can use many different variations and combinations of ingredients to make these cutlets or patties or tikkis.
In this post I am sharing with you paneer tikki. You can call it paneer cutlets or paneer patties as well.
Aloo tikki is one of most popular tikki recipe ever and why not we all love potatoes. But lets be frank, we all know that fried potatoes are not really a healthy option.
So when I need to satisfy my craving for Indian Aloo Tikki Chaat I make this healthier version of tikki. For preparing Paneer tikki, I replaced large quantity of aloo or boiled potatoes with Paneer and poha (beaten rice).
Just this much substitution makes it healthier {not necessary in terms of lesser calories, but definitely in terms of nutrition profile } and shallow fried them. You can air fry them to reduce the amount of fat.
How to Make Paneer Tikki
Ingredients
To make these crispy tikkis you need:
Dairy: Paneer or Indian cottage cheese, Yogurt (Whipped)
From Pantry: Poha also known as beaten rice or flattened rice, Bread Crumbs, Tamarind and date chutney, sev/bhujia
Fresh: Potato boiled and grated, green chillies, mint leaves, coriander leaves
Spices and seasonings: Salt, Red chilli powder
All of these ingredients are easily available in a supermarket near you.
Comparison in Nutrition in Aloo Tikki Vs Paneer Tikki
Calorie-wise both look almost same but there is a difference in distribution of nutrients. If dietary fat is your concern then definitely aloo tikki fares better. The fat comes from just the oil as potatoes are naturally fat-free. Paneer has fats too so if you are restricting fats simply air-fry them you will reduce fats as well as calories.
In Paneer Tikki, paneer itself contains dietary fat along with oil which is used to pan fry that on fat count it contains more than double the amount of fat in aloo tikki.
Aloo tikki also scores better in terms of dietary fiber. But if you watch carbs, with whooping 60g per serving aloo tikki is landmine of carbs so if you are diabetic you really should be avoiding this.
Is Paneer Tikki A Healthy Snack Option?
If you look at amount of carb per serving Paneer tikki wins heads down with 21g Carbs per serving. Also in terms of protein paneer tikki also has double the amount of proteins as compared to aloo tikki about 15g per serving.
So if like me you also watch regular day food on broader scales like low GI good proteins Paneer tikki is much better as a combination of low-carb and high protein. It is better for people who are predisposed to diabetes or are diabetic. So, you know now which one is better for you 🙂
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Crispy Paneer bites,
Air Fryer Broccoli and Cheese Nuggets
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Paneer Tikki | Paneer Cutlet
Ingredients
For Paneer Tikki
- 250 grams paneer
- 4 tablespoon Poha beaten rice
- 3 tablespoon Potatoes grated boiled
- 4 tablespoon Bread Crumb
- 2 green chillies chopped
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoonRed chilli powder
To Serve
- ½ cup Yogurt Whipped
- 2 Tbsps Tamarind and date chutney
- 2 tbsps Sev Gram flour vermicelli
- 2 sprigs Mint leaves
Instructions
Prep steps
- Soak poha in a bowl for 3 minutes by adding 4 tablespoons of water.
- Grate potato and paneer and keep them aside.
Making Paneer Tikki
- To prepare the mixture for paneer tikki, In a big mixing bowl add grated paneer, soaked beaten or poha, bread crumbs, and boiled and grated potatoes.
- Add chopped green chilli, coriander leaves, salt, red chilli powder and mix everything together to form a smooth dough.
- Divide this dough into 8 portions and shape like tikki as demonstrated in video above.
- In a non stick pan heat up the 2 tablespoon oil and place all the tikkis one by one.
- cook them till golden brown 2-3 minutes each side.
How to Serve Tikki
- To serve panner tikkis, place 2 tikkis in a serving plate , top it with whipped yogurt, tamarind and date chutney and a sprinkle of sev. Garnish with fresh mint leaf and enjoy !
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