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Paneer Tikki (Non)Pasanda
February 9, 2009 | 61 Comments
Paneer = Indian cottage cheese. Tikki = cutlets. Pasanda = Liked.
When you have ten cookbooks by one author and have tried close to fifty of her recipes – each with great success – the law of averages is bound to catch up.
This one bombed big time. The recipe features in two of Tarla Dalal‘s books and is on the cover of one of them. Looked gorgeous. It’s like going on a blind date. You see a really good-looking person walking towards you and when he/she says ‘Hi !!’, you almost recoil at the terrible breath.
The tikkis were bland with nothing but salt and green chillies. A waste of good homemade paneer. They had to be salvaged with Date-Tamarind Chutney.
Where’s the value addition in making tikkis out of paneer for a sauce when you can simply cube it and dunk it in? A la Matar Paneer?
As for the sauce, it had too many onions and frying them took forever. At the end of it, the house and everything in it smelt like an onion had rolled off under a couch three months ago and could not be traced.
We made it a year and half ago and forgot about it. Nowadays we don’t have the time to sleep properly, let alone cook or take pics. We found these while scavenging through the drafts for a CLICK Cheese entry.
Do you prefer the first pic? Or this one?
CLICK: Cheese/Tofu
Event Details HERE
Photographer: Jai
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Lens: 50 mm f/1.4
DEADLINE: Feb 28, 2009
- Jai
Filed Under: Dairy/Cheese, Paneer-(Indian-Cottage-Cheese), tarla-dalal, vegetarian recipes
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61 Comments
While many of Ms. Dala’s recipes are just great, some of them seem singularly unispired. And I have a few of her books and use them too.:)
I liked the first picture better. But if you want an honest opinion, I feel both pictures don’t quite make the standard of most of your usual pictures. A bit like the tikkis themselves, I think.:D
In love with ur new look:-) no not the tikkis.
I agree – neither picture is great – you set the standards
The main page looks fab, and so do the many other changes you’ve made. It was fun reading all the tag lines under each category. I am sure it took a lot of work and I admire the effort you guys have put into it. Very creative, great job! Hope you guys are doing well.
The new look for the site is fabulous… a treat for the eyes
Bummer that it wasn’t a knock-your-socks-off recipe
However, it’s quite lovely. I like the first pic!
First one looks nice. I was disappointed with one of TD’s cookie recipe too. I followed the recipe to a T and got crumbs
the first one. I think paneer can taste wonderful without anthing if eaten fresh soon after making it, wothout pressing out all the juice. I think most of the aroma goes away while pressing out the whey.
the 2nd one
the second one, don’t know if i’m giving you my choice too late.
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