Paneer rolls are an Indian street food wraps by stuffing spiced, baked paneer — a type of cottage cheese indigenous to the Indian subcontinent — into soft roti flatbread. The rolls are seasoned with Indian spices and condiments.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories 105kcal
Author Robin Donovan
Ingredients
For the paneer
¼cupfull-fat Greek yogurt
1garlic cloveminced
1-inchpiece fresh gingerminced
1 ½teaspoonscurry powder
½teaspoongaram masala
½teaspoonchaat masala powder
½teaspoonkashmiri red chili powder
¼teaspoonkosher salt
1tablespoonfreshly squeezed lime juice
6ouncespaneercut into ½-inch by 1 ½-inch sticks
For the salad
2carrotsshredded
1cupfinely shredded cabbage
¼red onionvery thinly sliced
Juice of ½ lemon
1teaspoonchaat masala
¼teaspoonKashmiri chili powder
¼teaspoonkosher salt
For assembly
6roti
½cupCilantro-Mint Chutney
¼cupGreek yogurt
Instructions
In a bowl, mix together the marinade ingredients for the cheese—the yogurt, ginger, garlic, curry powder, garam masala, chaat masala, Kashmiri chili powder, salt, and lime juice. Add the cheese and toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes or so.
Preheat the oven to 425 F.
While the cheese is marinating and the oven is preheating, make the salad. Toss the cabbage, carrots, and onion together with the lemon juice, chaat masala, chili powder, and salt.
Stir together the chutney and ¼ cup yogurt
Arrange the cheese on a foil-lined baking sheet in a single layer. Leave room around the pieces so that they’ll brown nicely. Cook in the oven for about 10 minutes, until browned.
Heat the roti in a skillet, cooking each for a minute or two on each side in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Spread chutney-yogurt mixture onto the roti. To with some of the salad and then a layer of cheese. Roll up, secure with a toothpick if needed, and serve.
Notes
You can make a vegan version by using tofu instead of paneer and using a plant-based yogurt.
If you don’t have roti, you can substitute chapati, paratha, or even flour tortillas.