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Paneer Tikkis

Paneer Tikkis are shallow‑fried paneer balls stuffed with cashew and raisin mixture.

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Why it works: Sugar and raisin are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,481 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Paneer Tikkis

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

  1. Mash the paneer thoroughly.

  2. Add the coriander, green chillies, sugar, cornflour and salt and mix very well.

  3. Mix the cashewnuts and raisins.

Shape and fry

  1. Shape the paneer mixture into small balls.

  2. Press a little in the centre of each ball, fill some cashew-raisin mixture and close.

  3. Roll the tikkis in some cornflour.

  4. Shallow fry in oil in a tava.

  5. Serve hot with mint chutney.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

230Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Paneernot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Sugar + raisintop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,481 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Coriander + raisintop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together136 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Paneer + coriandertop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Paneer + sugartop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Coriander + sugartop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,749 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Paneer
Provides the main body of the tikki, holding its shape once mashed and mixed.
Cornflour
Binds the mixture so the tikkis hold together, and the outer coating helps them crisp when fried.
Green chillies
Add heat and a fresh, sharp flavour that balances the mild paneer.
Cashewnuts
Add a rich, nutty crunch to the filling.
Raisins
Add pockets of sweetness that contrast with the savoury paneer.

The step that matters

Closing the filled balls. If the centre is not pressed out and the edges not sealed well, the filling can leak or stay unevenly distributed, and the tikkis may break or split during shallow frying.

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (paneer, coriander, sugar):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against paneer, coriander, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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