Corny Paneer Delight

Corny paneer delight is a beautiful dish. I learnt this recipe from my mother and now am glad to pass it on. It serves as a great tea-time snack.

Ingredients

1 Cup Fresh Corn

¾Cup Grated Coconut

¾Cup Sugar

4 Tsp Desiccated Coconut

¼Cup Water

½ Tsp Cardamom Powder

3 Tsp Ghee

A few Almonds (Chopped)

For the Paneer

2 Cups Paneer

¾Cup Sugar (Powdered)

A Few Strands of Saffron

Method

1. Crumble paneer. Add the powdered sugar and saffron and mix well.
2. Knead to smooth dough.
3. Divide the paneer dough into balls and keep aside.
4. Heat 1 Tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and fry the grated coconut on slow gas till light brown in colour. Take off the heat.
5. Grind the corn to make a paste.
6. Heat the remaining ghee in another pan. Add the fried grated coconut and corn paste and mix. Keep stirringcontinously till the mixture leaves the sides of the vessel.
7. Add the chopped almonds and cardamom powder and remove from heat.
8. Keep aside to cool.
9. Divide the mixture into smaller balls than the paneer balls.
10. Stuff each paneer ball with the corn-coconut mixture.
11. Roll each ball in desiccated coconut.
12. Serve cold.