Surti paneer ghotala recipe | paneer cheese ghotala | street style paneer ghotala

Paneer cheese ghotala is a very famous street food of city Surat, Gujarat. It is made with shredded paneer to thick red gravy made with tomatoes, onions, and masala. It is a vegetarian version of a unique paneer curry recipe inspired by its egg variant. It is served with masala-coated pav, but it can also taste great with dosa or kulcha. So, with a few basic ingredients try out quick and easy surti paneer ghotala.

• Firstly, make sure to grate the paneer with large holes, or else it turns mushy while cooking. Instead of a grater, you can crumble paneer with your hand.
• Secondly, I add pav bhaji masala for variation in flavor. You can add garam masala instead of it.
• Lastly, paneer cheese ghotala tastes great when prepared buttery and spicy. Also, if you are an egg eater, you may add a combination of egg or paneer to make it tastier.

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Surti paneer ghotala recipe | paneer cheese ghotala | street style paneer ghotala

Author Nehas Cook Book

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Street Food

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

 

• 200 grm grated paneer
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp jeera
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• ¼ cup chopped green garlic
• 1 tsp green chilli paste
• ¼ cup finely chopped coriander leaves
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp pavbhaji masala
• 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp tomato ketch up
• 1 tbsp kasuri methi
• ¾ cup hot water or as required
• 2 grated cheese cubes
• Some coriander leaves
• Serve with pav roasted in butter and masala.

Instructions

• Grate paneer with a big hole grater. Keep it aside.
• Now in a pan, add oil, butter, jeera, chopped onion, green garlic, green chili pastes and chopped coriander leaves. Saute on high flame till onion is translucent.
• Then lower the flame, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, pav bhaji masala and 3-4 tbsp hot water. Saute masala till oil separates from its sides.
• Now add finely chopped tomatoes and salt. saute till tomatoes become soft and mashy.
• Then add tomato sauce and kasuri methi. Mix well and mash everything with a masher. (Refer to video)
• Now add the grated panner and mix well.
• Then for gravy consistency add hot water and mix well.
• Cook curry for 2 minutes so paneer absorbs all masala flavor.
• Now add grated cheese and some coriander leaves on prepared paneer ghotala.
• Serve hot with butter-roasted pav and salad.

Notes

• Grate paneer with a big hole grater.
• Saute masala in the oil gives street-style flavor and color to ghotala. 
• Cut tomatoes finely into a chopper so they will easily combine into the gravy.
• Do not overcook ghotala after adding paneer to it.
• Grate cheese into ghotala at the time of serving.
• Paneer cheese ghotala tastes great when it is prepared slightly spicy and served hot.