Cottage Cheese Fingers

Delicious finger food during a rainy day is completely unbeatable right?! Chennai just completed its quota of heavy rains, cyclone, bad roads and power cuts. Inspite of all the inconveniences that a rain causes, I still love the wet smell of soil, chill breeze and a hot coffee with some finger food to go with it :) It makes the day something special :)

If the rainy day turns out to be a holiday for kids and better half then its double bonanza. Such days could turn out to be super fun with some board games.

The happy fact about cottage cheese is that its high in protein, low in carbohydrates and has enough calcium content to make your bones strong :) beyond all this it is simply yummy. Snacking on healthy food during your fun time also contributes to a healthy lifestyle.

These cottage cheese fingers can be shallow fried or deep fried or even baked. I have tried two versions of crispy coatings, crushed cornflakes as well as oats and we loved both :)

Recipe adapted from - Priya's versatile recipes


Ingredients:

Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - 1 block 

Curd - 1 cup

Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - for taste

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Kasoori Methi leaves (Dried fenugreek leaves) - 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Maida (all purpose flour) - 1/2 cup

Corn flour - 2 tblsp

Salt - for taste

Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Oil - to fry

Corn flakes - 1/2 cup

Oats - 1/2 cup

Method:

Chop the cottage cheese into long fingers. 

Take curd in a wide bowl and add chilly powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, kasoori methi, ginger garlic paste and salt to it. Beat well until well mixed. Now drop in the cottage cheese fingers into it and allow it to marinate for 1/2 an hour to 1 hour. 

Meanwhile take maida, corn flour, salt and chilly powder in a mixing bowl and add just enough water to make a moderately thick paste. 

Now dip the marinated cottage cheese fingers in the above made maida paste such that it is well coated. Immediately roll it in some crushed corn flakes or oats and deep fry it in hot oil until golden brown on all sides. 

Crispy crunchy cottage cheese fingers are ready to snack on :)

Tips:

Marinate the cottage cheese for at least 1/2 hour for best results. 

Serve it hot or store in airtight container until serving time.

Out of 6 votes at home corn flakes coating scored 4 and oats scored 2 :) So now you can make your choice!! :)

Written by: Nithya
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