• Cut paneer or cottage cheese into long rectangles about ½” thick.
• Prepare the batter by mixing together chickpea flour, cornstarch or rice flour, spices, salt, minced ginger and chopped cilantro.
• Add water to the ingredients to make a thick batter that will coat the paneer fingers well.
• Let it not be too runny.
• In case, you don’t have breadcrumbs, you can blend bread slices in a blender and keep aside.
• You can also crush cornflakes in a blender instead of cornflakes and keep aside.

Bread paneer sticks or fingers

• Dip each paneer finger into the chickpea batter and coat all sides. Now take it out and press in breadcrumbs so that all sides are covered. Keep aside.
• Repeat for all paneer fingers.

Air fryer Instructions

• Preheat air fryer at 360F or 180C for 5 minutes.
• Brush air fryer basket with oil.
• Place breaded paneer fingers in the air fryer. Do not overcrowd.
• Air fry at 360F or 180C for 6-8 minutes.
• Midway, apply oil on both sides and flip the paneer fingers for even cooking.
• Take it out and serve hot with ketchup, chutney or any dip of choice.

Deep frying Instructions

• Take oil in a pan.
• Heat it till it is medium hot. Put in a small dot of the chickpea batter. If it bubbles and starts dancing in the oil, your oil is hot enough.
• Put in the paneer fingers one by one.
• Deep fry on medium flame till it is browned. Take out with slotted spoon onto to paper towels.
• Serve paneer fingers hot.