Paneer Pocket

Schezwan Paneer Pockets  

"Oh no...Not again....mumma same paneer ka parantha....it's too boring" I recently heard these comments from my daughter. This made me think....food must be healthy, full of nutritious ingredients, full of taste then what is missing.

Now a days kids are fond of eating pizza pockets, cheese pockets and these are very much in. Maximums kids like these stuff which are not very healthy. What if we make similar things which are healthy like our paneer ka parantha. If we present this paneer ka parantha in a slightly different manner, it comes like schezwan paneer pockets. Mom what have you made...this is very different, yummy and tasting awesome...these were the comments when my daughter ate it .

Instead of giving it standard parantha look, i made it like a pocket. It can now accommodate more paneer which is better than the mozrilla cheese used in pizza having more fat content. Schezwan flavor gives them flavour of fast food centers. Way of holding it also makes it more user friendly. And now it is a Hit not only with kids but also with elders...

Preparation time : 15 Min

Cooking Time : 15 Min

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Ingredients :


For Filling :

• Cottage cheese (paneer) 200 gm grated
• Onion chopped 1 small size
• Capsicum chopped 1 Tablespoon
• Schezwan Sauce 1 Tablespoon
• Green chilly chopped 2
• Coriander chopped 1 tablespoon
• Salt according to taste
• Cooking oil 2 Tablespoon

For Dough :  

• Wheat flour 2 Cup
• Salt 1 Tea spoon
• Oil 1 Tablespoon 
• Water as required 

Procedure :   

• For Dough : In a bowl take atta along with salt and oil mix it well. Now add water as required and knead the dough nicely till it is properly done. Keep it aside and prepare the filling
• In a bowl take grated paneer add chopped onions, green chilly, capsicum, coriander, salt and schezwan sauce and mix it well

• Now take a small portion of dough. Roll it as disk or chapati  as shown in picture

• Apply some oil and spread a layer of filling on it as shown in picture

• Now simply fold the sides on the chapati as pocket as shown in picture

• Now gently hold the pocket and transfer it to tava. sprinkle some oil and cook it from both the sides till it is crisp and brown from both the sides as shown in picture

• Serve it to your kids with some dip or chutney 

Panjiri (Indian Sweet Snack from Punjab Region)

Panjiri (Indian Sweet Snacks from Punjab Region)

As Winter started some nutritional supplement is required for the family and Panjiri is the perfect snack. Panjiri is an Indian sweet snacks from Punjab region. It is made from the whole wheat flour roasted in pure ghee and loaded with dry Fruits. It helps us to beat extreme winters, so to keep your family strong and healthy, do serve them Panjiri made with love......

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time :  40 to 50 Min

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup plus 2 tablespoon pure ghee
• 1 Cup wheat flour
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Cup Almonds
• 2 Table spoon Cashew nuts
• 1 Cup puffed lotus seed (makhane)
• 2 Table spoon water melon seeds
• 2 Tablespoon melon seeds
• 2 Tablespoon pistachio nuts ( pista)
• 1 Teaspoon green cardamom powder

Procedure : 

• In a pan, heat 1tablespoon of ghee, add almonds, cashew nut and saute it for a minute or two. Now add water melon seeds to this, once the dry fruits are nicely fried in ghee, transfer in a bowl 

• Now in same pan add 1 tablespoon of ghee and add puffed lotus seeds, fry it nicely for 5 to 7 minutes. Once it is nicely cooked with ghee, transfer it in another bowl 

• Now coarsely grind dry fruits and then makhane in a mixer and mix them in a bowl 

• Again take the same pan and add 1 cup ghee and flour to this, roast flour over slow flame around 25 to 30 minutes or till the flour changes to golden brown color and nice aroma is smelled 

• Now add cardamom powder, crushed pista and melon seeds to this, roast it for 5 minutes

• Now add the dry fruit mixture to this and keep on stirring the mixture for another 5 to 7 minutes

• Turn off the flame add sugar to this and keep stirring for 2 to 4 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool down 

• Panjiri is ready enjoy it or keep it in an air tight jar and use it when ever you feel like....

Note : In traditional panjiri we use few herbs also like (Sauf, methi, flame of the forest, ajwain, edible gum crystal ) but while adding all the above ingredients it becomes hot food and taste also bitter . As I usually serve this to my daughter so I avoid the herbs and my intention is to serve her something which is nutritious and of her taste also....