Tasty Paneer Roll / Paneer Frankie / Cottage Cheese Frankie / टेस्टी पनीर रोल

Everyone loves frankies/rolls, and my daughter is no exception. These are ideal for a quick byte in the evening for all age groups.

Roll or Frankie ?!!
I am using the term Roll and Frankie interchangeably because in my opinion both are same. They differ only slightly in filling preparation and the material used for chapati. That is primarily due to the origin. Rolls or say Kathi Rolls originated at Kolkata while Fankies originated at Mumbai. Rolls traditionally have Kathi Kebabs for fillings while Frankies have Tawa masala preparation of assorted vegetables.

Today we will learn how a make tasty and healthy paneer(cottage cheese) roll/frankie at home.

Paneer Roll

Ingredients:

1. Paneer (Cottage Cheese) : 200 gm. (Use malai paneer for better taste)
2. Curd (Dahi) :  1 cup 
3. Coriander Powder : 1 teaspoon
4. Cumin Powder: 1 teaspoon
5. Black pepper powder: 1/2 teaspoon
6. Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
7. Kashmiri Chilli Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
8. Garam Masala: 1/2 teaspoon
9. Salt : 1/2 teaspoon 
10. Cooking Oil: 2 tablespoon 
11. Chat Masala 
12. Mango Powder: 1 teaspoon
13. Lemon Juice: 1 lemon
14. Onion : 2 (Fine sliced)
15. Tomato : 2 (fine chopped)
16. Green Chillies: To your taste
17. Wheat Flour
18. Tomato Ketchup

Prepare Paneer Marinate:

• Put paneer cubes in a bowl
• Add curd 
• Add Turmeric powder, Cumin powder, Coriander Powder, Black Peeper powder, Kashmiri chilli powder, Garam masala, Salt and Mango powder
• Mix them gently and leave the mix to marinate for 30 minutes

Prepare filling:

• Take a pan and heat 2 tablespoon oil in it
• Add marinated paneer mix and fry it on medium flame for 5 minutes or until the spices become golden brown and fragrant
• Keep it aside

Prepare Salad for Filling:

• Take finely chopped onion in a bowl
• Add finely chopped tomatoes in it
• Add finely chopped green chillies(optional) in it  
• Add 2 tablespoon lemon juice 
• Add 1/2 teaspoon chat masala 
• Optionally you may add Cabbage, beetroot, carrot, Salad leaves etc. 

Rolling the Roll:

Since we are talking about healthy preparation we will use chapaties made of wheat flour (Aata, not the finely ground and bleached one called maida).

• Prepare a regular chapati
• Spread tomato ketchup or your favorite sauce/mayo on the chapati
• Layer it with Salad 
• Add fried paneer on it 
• Roll the chapati with the fillings inside and wrap it in a foil as shown in the pic above
• Your Frankie/Roll is ready to serve