Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, Crispy Paneer Fingers Recipe is a vegetarian Indian appetizer made with paneer, bread crumbs, and maida (all purpose flour) in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for Crispy Paneer Fingers

  • 100 grams paneer
  • 1 cup bread crumbs ((appx 5 breads) *Bread crumbs should be course.)
  • 4 tablespoons maida (all purpose flour)
  • 2 tablespoons corn flour (corn starch)
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder (can use fresh chopped garlic if you don’t have garlic powder)
  • 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • salt (to taste)
  • oil (for frying)

Method

  1. Prepare bread crumbs and keep them aside.
  2. In a bowl, mix maida, cornflour, red chili powder, black pepper powder, Italian seasoning, garlic powder & salt.
  3. Add some water to make a paste just enough to coat the paneer pieces well.
  4. Dip these fingers in the batter and then roll in breadcrumbs. Repeat this until paneer fingers are double-breaded.
  5. Repeat this step for the rest of the paneer pieces.
  6. Refrigerate coated paneer fingers for 15-20 minutes, so that breadcrumbs stick well on the paneer.
  7. When oil is hot enough, deep fry paneer fingers until golden brown on both sides. Remove & drain on a paper towel.
  8. Serve crispy & crunchy paneer fingers with tomato ketchup.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.