Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Number of servings: 4-5 persons
Ingredients
To make the lollipops
Boiled potatoes - 3 Medium size
Carrots - 1 Medium Finely Chopped
Capsicum - 1/2 Finely Chopped
Onions - 1 Small Finely Chopped
Green Chilies - 2 Finely Chopped
Paneer - 50grams
Grated Red Chili Powder - 1 TSP
Coriander Leaves Chopped
Bread Crumbs - 2 TBSP
Pepper Powder
Salt - 1/2 TSP
To make the batter
Cornflour - 1 TBSP
All purpose flour / Maida - 1 TBSP
Pepper Powder
Salt to taste
Water
To make the sauce
Oil - 1 TSP
Garlic - 1 TSP
Finely Chopped Ginger -1 TSP
Finely Chopped Onion - 1 TSP
Finely Chopped Capsicum - 1 TSP
Finely Chopped Red Chili
Sauce - 1 TBSP
Soy sauce - 1 TSP
Tomato Ketchup - 3 TBSP
White Vinegar - 1 TSP
Cornflour Slurry
Pepper Powder
Water
Method:
1. To a bowl, add onions, paneer, carrot, boiled potatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves, red chili powder, pepper, salt and bread crumbs Mix everything well and make small balls out of it
2. Now, take a popsicle stick and shape the ball on it in the shape of a lollipop
3. Make all the lollipops in a similar way
4. To make the batter, mix maida, cornflour, salt, pepper and water
5. Make a smooth batter out of it
6. Dip the lollipop in the batter and dip them in bread crumbs
7. Heat some oil for deep frying and deep fry the lollipops till they turn golden brown in color
8. Once they turn golden brown in color, take them out of the oil and keep the lollipops aside
9. To make the sauce for the lollipops, heat some oil in a kadai, add chopped ginger and garlic and saute
10. Add onions, capsicums saute
11. Add the sauces and mix well
12. Add some water and cornflour slurry and bring it to a boil
13. Add some pepper mix well
14. Serve the fried lollipops hot with the sauce
15. Add some spring onion greens for garnish.