Impatient Frytour and Paneer Edit (Some Non-Vegan Recipes/Ingredients)

Made two batches of the curd cheese so that I could half to make paneer with for a curry this week, and to re-test the medieval frytours. One batch of the curd cheese makes about 1/4 cup, so I made just a bit over 1/2 cup to make both of these tests.

The recipe didn't look right so I remade it again with the noted items below.
How to make the fritters:
1/4 cup soft curd (above recipe or ricotta or cottage cheese-but squeeze out extra moisture)
1 egg*
1/8 cup wheat flour*
1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp parsley, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp paprika*

Mix these together well and drop by spoonfuls in hot oil. Flip after a minute-minute and a half. Cook for another minute or so. Remove from oil and place on towel to drain. Makes about a dozen.
Feel free to load these up with herbs you like, more than listed. Also, if you do not like salt, reduce the salt in half. If you want them more crispy, make sure the batter is cold and you can also try frying longer. Anytime you want a crispy fry, make sure to use chilled ingredients, or if the batter is loose, add ice cubes to help keep everything really cold. When the cold hits the heat, it explodes and makes it lighter.
*Alternate: white flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp chili pepper, and almond milk instead of egg works fine also)

Paneer
1/4 cup curd cheese placed in cheese cloth or in mesh strainer with a weight on it to compact it. I didn't season mine because I am just throwing it into a well-seasoned vegan curry with the next few days. If you want to serve it as cheese I would suggest whatever you like- garlic, turmeric, parsley, some would like mint or cilantro, don' forget a dash of salt and pepper!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Impatient for Freezer Meal-Making

Meals are being made and I just keep freezing the left overs. Spinach and Artichoke Casserole This was good split between the two of us on a hungry day, but would also make a great side for maybe 8 spoonfuls. Grease a pie plate and add the mixed combination of: 2 handfuls cut spinach 6.5 ounce jar marinated artichokes drained and minced 1 cup rehydrated, slightly seasoned (broth), broken into smaller pieces soy curls 2 cups crushed tortilla chips 2 mushrooms, minced 2 green onion stalks, sliced 1 cup bechamel (oil, flour, nutritional yeast, almond milk, salt, pepper, garlic) Bake about 350f for 45 minutes, or until browned, or bubbly. The Hotdogs I steam in parchment and foil wrappers. These might do good on a grill or a stick over fire but I have not tried it. I fry it in a pan to give it crispy edges all around. I eats like a hot dog, but don't expect that elastic molded-meat pull to it. This is more like if you made food out of play dough. 1 1/2 tbsp toma...
Read more

Impatient Training and Reboot

Husband decided that he wanted to learn to cook (without having to follow silly recipes). The first weekend was a basic yeast bread. Second was a jewelled, vegan rice (tvp, rice, seasoning, pistacchios, broth, dried apricots, raisins, onion, tomato, red bell pepper). Third, I ended up with strep throat, but had pulled out a pork roast to thaw-gave him written directions how to use the dutch oven with coal for the piece of meat- how to preheat, etc, outside. Pulled out seasonings for him to use his own judgement on so he can gauge seasoning use. Everything has come out pretty perfect! Never having had strep before, it has been/is still an interesting thing to go through. The first day I just thought it was monthly issues, then 3 am I began throwing up. By the second days' evening, my throat was sore and swollen, I pretty much figured I would die before my 21 year old cat. On the third day I went in to see a doctor because I realized it wasn't allergies and found it hard...
Read more

Impatient to Clean the Freezer Out Before Fall (Vegan Muffins, Vegan Shwarma meat, Goulash, Stuffed Mushrooms, Black Bean Burgers)

Image
7/26 Muffins 1 1/2 cups frozen cherries (second time was strawberries) 2 2/3 cups flour (*-1/3) 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup sugar (*- 3 tbsp) 1/2 cup oil (I may try to reduce this to 1/4 cup) (*use only 1/3 cup oil) 1 cup almond milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp apple cider vinegar 350 F for about 35 minutes, or until golden. I got 15 muffins out of my batch. (Still made 16 even with reducing flour, sugar, and oil) ** These seem highly unstable depending on humidity. I live in the desert but it rained last night and batter was way too wet, added more flour this third time. *Also sprinkled half with the coarse sugar on top. Have to make about 5 more batches to finish off fruit in freezer, freeze for tea. 7/27 Black Bean Burgers Smashed and mixed 1/2 cup black beans with 1/3 cup tvp that had been rehydrated with 2/3 cup broth 1/2 cup of bread crumbs Made 3, 1/2 cup serving burgers. Will try tomorrow! *Edit, they looked great, tasted grea...
Read more