Paneer Toast | Paneer Cheese Sandwich
This delectable Paneer Toast presents a simple yet delightful open-faced sandwich featuring a flavorful, spiced paneer filling, generously layered with mozzarella cheese. Craft this mouthwatering treat effortlessly on a skillet, frying pan, tawa, or even in a conventional oven.
Ingredients
For Paneer Filling
- 2 teaspoons Butter or oil
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- ⅓ cup finely chopped onions
- ⅓ cup finely chopped capsicum (red, green or yellow bell pepper)
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Coriander Powder (ground coriander)
- ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 cup grated Paneer (Indian cottage cheese)
More Ingredients
- 4 to 6 large bread slices or 8 small bread slices (whole wheat, white, multi-grain or brown bread)
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese or add as required
- ½ teaspoon red chilli flakes or add as required
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano or mixed herbs, add as required
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Butter or oil – for toasting bread
Instructions
Preparing Paneer Stuffing
- Grate 1 cup paneer and set aside. You can also crumble paneer.
- Heat 2 teaspoons butter or oil in a frying pan or a small kadai.
- Once the butter melts, add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste.
- Saute for some seconds till the raw aroma of ginger and garlic goes away.
- Next add finely chopped onions and finely chopped capsicum.
- Mix well.
- On a low to medium-low heat, sauté till the onions turn translucent and soften.
- Now add red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Mix very well.
- Add paneer. Mix well. Then switch off the heat.
- Lastly season with salt as per taste.
- Mix again very well and keep the pan with the paneer stuffing aside.
Making Paneer Toast
- Now grate 1 cup mozarella cheese and set aside.
- Take the bread slices. You can slice off the side crusts if you prefer.
- Spread a bit of butter or oil on a heavy skillet or tawa. Keep the heat to its lowest.Do use a heavy skillet or frying pan or else the bread can get too much browned or burnt from the bottom. Also keep the heat to its lowest when making the entire recipe.
- Then place the bread slices on it. You can keep 2 to 3 bread slices at a time depending on the size of the tawa or pan.You can use any variety of bread like white bread, whole wheat or brown bread or multi grain bread.
- Lightly toast the bread slices and then flip them.
- Now quickly top the bread slices with the paneer stuffing.
- Top with grated mozzarella cheese. You can also use cheddar cheese, processed cheese or pizza cheese.
- Keep the heat to its lowest. Place a lid on paneer cheese toast slices.
- Cook till cheese melts and the bread slices are toasted well.
- Remove with a spatula and place the paneer cheese toast slices on a serving plate or tray.Sprinkle some red chili flakes or oregano if you want. Red chili flakes can be skipped.
- Serve Paneer Toast hot or warm accompanied with coriander chutney, mint chutney, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce or sriracha sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 632kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 34gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 27gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 1081mgPotassium: 225mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gCalcium: 853mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!