Paneer Frankie

A mouth-watering Paneer frankie recipe with a paneer-capsicum filling.

This weekend, I wanted to make something different which I had never made before. Frankie was something which was at the top of my mind for a very long time. I finally decided to make Paneer Frankie as I had fresh Paneer in the fridge. It was a good decision as the Paneer frankie was a big hit with all of us.

Here is the step by step paneer frankie recipe with pictures:

Makes: 8 frankies
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Paneer: 100 gm cut into cubes
All purpose flour (Maida): 2 cups
Salt: to taste
Vegetable Oil: 2 tsp
Milk: 2 tbsp
Water: 2/3 cup
Butter: 2 tbsp
Onion: 1 medium thinly sliced
Ginger paste: 1 tsp
Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
Tomato: 1 medium cut lengthwise
Chili Powder: 1 tsp
Cumin Powder: 1 tsp
Capsicum: 1 medium cut lengthwise
Potato: 1 medium boiled, peeled and cut lengthwise
Coriander: 2 tbsp
Lemon Juice: 2 tsp
Ghee: As required

Method of Preparation:

To make dough for paneer frankie:

1. Sift together the flour and salt, three times.
2. Add oil, milk and 1/4 cup water. Mix well and start kneading.
3. Gradually add the remaining water, a little at a time.
4. Knead till the dough is smooth and elastic. I had to use a little less than 2/3 cup of water.
5. Keep covered with a damp cloth about 1/2 hour.

To make filling for paneer frankie:

1. Heat butter in a pan. Add onion and fry till golden.
2. Add ginger and garlic paste. Add tomato and stir fry for 1 minute.

3. Add paneer, chili powder, cumin powder and salt. Mix well. Add 1 tbsp water and cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add capsicum, potato and 1 tbsp water. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Cook till water has evaporated. Allow to cool.
6. Add coriander and lemon juice. Mix well.

To make roti for paneer frankie:

1. With oiled hands, knead dough for 1-2 minutes.
2. Make 8 balls and keep covered with damp cloth.
3. On a floured board, roll the ball of dough into a square (15 cm*15 cm)
4. Put 1 tsp ghee on a flat frying pan. Cook the roti on both sides till light golden spots appear on both sides.

To make paneer frankie:

1. Put a roti on the board. Spread 1/3 cup of filling at the center of the roti.
2. Gently fold one edge over the filling.
3. Fold the other end over the first end.
4. Tuck in the roti at both ends and seal the roti.

5. Heat 1 tsp of ghee on pan.
6. Place the sealed frankie on the pan and let cook briefly on both sides. Your Paneer Frankie is ready!

For other paneer recipes, you can click on this link: Paneer Recipes.

Some popular ones among them are:Whole Wheat Paneer Tikka Pizza, Paneer Capsicum Masala, Mutter Paneer, Paneer Pakora

Paneer Frankie

Paneer Frankie

 

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Prep time

45 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

1 hour 5 mins

 

A mouth-watering Paneer frankie recipe with a paneer-capsicum filling.

Author: YourHungerStop

Recipe type: Snacks

Serves: 8 frankies

Ingredients

• Paneer: 100 gm cut into cubes
• All purpose flour (Maida): 2 cups
• Salt: to taste
• Vegetable Oil: 2 tsp
• Milk: 2 tbsp
• Water: ⅔ cup
• Butter: 2 tbsp
• Onion: 1 medium thinly sliced
• Ginger paste: 1 tsp
• Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
• Tomato: 1 medium cut lengthwise
• Chili Powder: 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder: 1 tsp
• Capsicum: 1 medium cut lengthwise
• Potato: 1 medium boiled, peeled and cut lengthwise
• Coriander: 2 tbsp
• Lemon Juice: 2 tsp
• Ghee: As required

Instructions

1. To make dough, Sift together the flour and salt, three times.
2. Add oil, milk and ¼ cup water. Mix well and start kneading.
3. Gradually add the remaining water, a little at a time.
4. Knead till the dough is smooth and elastic. I had to use a little less than ⅔ cup of water.
5. Keep covered with a damp cloth about ½ hour.
6. To make filling, Heat butter in a pan. Add onion and fry till golden.
7. Add ginger and garlic paste. Add tomato and stir fry for 1 minute.
8. Add paneer, chili powder, cumin powder and salt. Mix well. Add 1 tbsp water and cook for 2-3 minutes.
9. Add capsicum, potato and 1 tbsp water. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
10. Cook till water has evaporated. Allow to cool.
11. Add coriander and lemon juice. Mix well.
12. To make roti, With oiled hands, knead dough for 1-2 minutes.
13. Make 8 balls and keep covered with damp cloth.
14. On a floured board, roll the ball of dough into a square (15 cm*15 cm)
15. Put 1 tsp ghee on a flat frying pan. Cook the roti on both sides till light golden spots appear on both sides.
16. To make paneer frankie, Put a roti on the board. Spread ⅓ cup of filling at the center of the roti.
17. Gently fold one edge over the filling.
18. Fold the other end over the first end.
19. Tuck in the roti at both ends and seal the roti.
20. Heat 1 tsp of ghee on pan.
21. Place the sealed frankie on the pan and let cook briefly on both sides.

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