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Spicy Tandoori Paneer Open Puff Recipe
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Spicy Tandoori Paneer Open Puff Recipe

A vegetarian French recipe with all purpose flour (maida), butter (unsalted) - at room temperature, salt. Ready in 2h 35m, serves 4.

Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷

Calories
760kcal
Estimated Cost
400-550
Carbs91g
Protein30g
Fats30g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

32 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Spicy Tandoori Paneer Open Puff Recipe by making the butter log first

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - crumbled(100 grams)
  2. 2

    Use the unsalted butter which hard and cut them into small cubes

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)salt(1 teaspoon)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  3. 3

    Spread them on a cling film and wrap it in such a way the u can roll it flat

  4. 4

    Using rolling pin roll the butter into a rectangular shape about 2 centimeter thick

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  5. 5

    Make sure u do this quickly otherwise the butter will melt quickly

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  6. 6

    Place the rolled butter in the cling film itself and keep it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  7. 7

    In the meanwhile make the dough, add all the ingredients in a mixing bowl

  8. 8

    Using your hand create a crumble texture with the dough by mixing the flour and butter together

    all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  9. 9

    Slowly add water and knead it into a soft dough, keep it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes

  10. 10

    Once done take out the dough and start rolling it into a rectangular shape so you can wrap the rectangular butter log with this dough

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  11. 11

    Once it is rolled, take out the butter and place it in the center, fold in and wrap the butter inside make sure you seal all openings by just pinching the dough

    butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)butter (unsalted) - hard(1 cup)
  12. 12

    After sealing, gently roll the dough keeping the rectangular shape intact

  13. 13

    Keep dusting flour on the dough and rolling it so that it does not stick

    all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)
  14. 14

    Keep edges straight and even

  15. 15

    Don’t overwork the dough

  16. 16

    Roll it into a long rectangular shape about 20 cm length to 10 cm breadth, keep the long length facing towards you, fold the left side to the middle and the right side as well, so that the two edges meet the center

  17. 17

    Now fold it like a book and dust some more flour and refrigerate by covering it with a cling film for 10 minutes

    all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)
  18. 18

    Repeat the process around 5 times, make sure you refrigerate the dough every time you do the book folding

  19. 19

    Keep the edges straight and do not over work it

  20. 20

    In the meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius and keep it ready for baking

  21. 21

    To make the fillingHeat a sauce pan with oil, add onions, ginger and garlic paste and saute until the onions soften

    onion - sliced(1)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)
  22. 22

    Add tomatoes and the spice powders and saute well till the tomatoes are cooked

    tomato - chopped(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)
  23. 23

    Mash them well as you cook

  24. 24

    Add bell peppers, crumbled paneer, sweet corn and mix well, at the end add curd and give it a nice mix

    paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - crumbled(100 grams)sweet corn(100 grams)green bell pepper (capsicum) - sliced(1)hung curd (greek yogurt)(1 tablespoon)
  25. 25

    Saute until the masala has combined well

    chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)
  26. 26

    To assembleTake the dough out, roll it into a rectangle with 2 centimeter thickness

  27. 27

    Cut the big rectangle into small squares about 10 centimeter

  28. 28

    Take a heap tablespoon of the filling and place them in the center of each square

  29. 29

    Place these puffs over a greased tray

  30. 30

    Brush them with olive oil and sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes

  31. 31

    Serve warm

  32. 32

    Serve the Tandoori Paneer Open Puff as a tea time evening snack and pair it along with a good cup of Wa Oolong Tea Green Tea

    paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - crumbled(100 grams)green bell pepper (capsicum) - sliced(1)

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