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Paneer Kathi Rolls

Freshly prepared Indian chapati stuffed with green chutney, lettuce and sauteed Kadai paneer. Yum and delicious Kolkata Specialty!!
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 55 minutes
Course: Snacks And Appetizers
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6 HALF ROLLS
Author: Ruchi

Ingredients

DOUGH INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup Wheat Flour (Atta) (or 3 leftover chapatis/Rotis)
  • 3/4 cup Water (appx.)
  • teaspoon Oil to finish up the dough

KADAI PANEER INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup Homemade Cubed Paneer
  • 1 cup Cubed Capsicum (1 small Red and 1 small Green Capsicum)
  • 1 cup Cubed Onions
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ginger paste
  • 1.5 tablespoon Homemade tomato puree
  • 1 tablespoon Cream
  • 3/4 teaspoon Coarsely pounded coriander seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes (adjust according to taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Haldi (Turmeric powder)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Kastoori Methi
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon Oil

TO ASSEMBLE

  • 1/2 cup Chaat Chutney
  • 1 cup Shredded Lettuce
  • 1 small Onion cut into rings
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Cucumber
  • 1 small Tomato cut into circles
  • A pinch of Chaat Masala
  • Few drops of Lemon Juice - to sprinkle on top

Instructions

MAKING ROTI

  • Assemble: all the ingredients and knead a soft pliable dough.
  • Make equal size balls out of the dough. Dust it with dry dough and..
  • Using a rolling pin, roll it like a big circle. Heat a griddle/tawa.
  • When tawa is hot, transfer the rolled out roti onto the hot tawa.
  • Flip and cook until evenly cooked and brown from both the sides.
  • Fully cooked and puffed up roti is ready. Take it off the flame and apply ghee. Place it in a container and cover. Repeat the process with rest of the dough.

PREPARING PANEER

  • Assemble: all the spices. Using a mortar and pestle coarsely pound the whole coriander seeds.
  • Assemble: all the ingredients - cubed onions, tomato puree and cubed paneer.
  • Wash and cut capsicum in cubes.
  • Secret ingredient in this recipe - Kastoori Methi.
  • Heat oil in a kadai, add whole chilies, cumin seeds and cubed capsicum.
  • Stir in salt and mix it well. On a medium flame saute capsicum for 2 minutes. Add cubed onions, ginger and garlic paste and saute it for another 2 minutes.
  • Add tomato puree and mix. Stir in all of the remaining spices one by one.
  • Add 2 tablespoon cream to the veggies and give it a good stir.
  • Add paneer to veggies and mix them gently.
  • Kadai Paneer is ready. Allow it to cool down completely.

ASSEMBLING KATHI ROLLS

  • Assemble: ingredients. Green chutney.
  • Peeled, washed and cut onions into rings.
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Rotis are ready. Let's start assembling them.
  • Spread green chutney on the roti.
  • Sprinkle lettuce in the center.
  • Spread spoonful of paneer in the center.
  • Add some onion rings.
  • Generously spread some more green chutney on top. As per one's taste add lemon juice or chaat masala on top.
  • Start folding the roti.
  • Secure the edges with a toothpick.
  • Or wrap the kati roll in wax paper.
  • Warm kati rolls are ready.
  • Enjoy it with tea or hot coffee.