Paneer With Pesto Sauce An exotic dish this - deep-fried marinated paneer pieces served topped with pesto sauce. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe. By Sanjeev Kapoor 23 Feb 2016 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Cottage cheese, Whole dry red chilli Cuisine Italian Course Main Course Vegetarian Prep Time 26-30 minutes Cook time 11-15 minutes Serve 4 Taste Mild Level of Cooking Easy Others Veg Advertisment Ingredients list for Paneer With Pesto Sauce 500 grams Cottage cheese 4-6 Whole dry red chilli broken into two 1 inch piece Ginger chopped 6 Black peppercorns 6 Cloves 1 tablespoon Cinnamon powder to taste Salt 2 tablespoons Lemon juice to deep fry Oil FOR PESTO SAUCE 10-12 Fresh basil leaves a few sprigs Fresh parsley 5-6 cloves Garlic 1/4 cup Pine nuts(chilgoza) to taste Salt 1 tablespoon Olive oil Method Advertisment Cut the paneer into thick slices. Grind together red chillies, ginger, peppercorns, cloves and cinnamon powder to a fine paste. Add salt and lemon juice and mix well. Coat the paneer pieces with the above paste and keep aside to marinate for about fifteen minutes. Blend the ingredients of the pesto sauce in a mixer to make a smooth sauce. Heat sufficient oil in a deep pan and deep fry the paneer pieces till lightly browned on both sides. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Serve hot with pesto sauce. Nutrition Info Calories 2103 Carbohydrates 24.5 Protein 98.8 Fat 178.9 #Cloves #Fresh basil leaves #Garlic #Ginger #Oil #Pine nuts(chilgoza) #Salt #Whole dry red chilli Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article