Cheese Envelopes

Movie/ Party with friends = Snacking. Experimented with some left over cottage cheese and sorted Indian spices to make a crunchy party snack. It was an weekend evening and my ma demanded for some snack to boost up the windy, rainy atmosphere of monsoon that complemented a scheduled movie we watched that evening.

Ingredients(8 servings):

1. Cottage cheese, 100 gm
2. Boiled Potato, 1, large 
3. Green peas, 1 handfull
4. All purpose flour, 1 cup
5. Chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp
6. Green chillies, neatly chopped, 1 tbsp
7. Garlic cloves, neatly chopped, 1/2 tbsp
8. Red chilli powder, 2 tsp
9. Coriander powder, 2 tsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Sugar, 3 tsp
12. Refined oil ( vegetable oil is appropiate for deep frying, like I used Soybean oil)

Methods:

Combine flour, 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp sugar, 4 tbsp oil and knead into dough.

For stuffing in a pan heat 4 tbsp oil . Add chopped garlic first and then boiled potato, green peas, all the powdered spices, chopped green chillies, salt to taste and 1 tsp sugar. After sauteing for a minute add small cubed paneer and coriander leaves. Combine well and remove from flame.

Make small balls out of dough and roll each of them into 3' diameter. Place 1 tbsp stuffing in the centre, First fold one edge to other side to form semi-circle and then fold both the sides to the centre to shape like an envelope.

In a pan heat enough oil for deep frying. Slide the envelopes into oil and fry till they are golden brown.

Serve with tomato ketchup or your favourite dips.