Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat Recipe - No Onion No Garlic

Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat Recipe is a simple snack with absolutely no onion no garlic, making it a lovely dish to be had during religious fasting meals. It tastes great and is falahari as well that can be served for navratri.

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Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat Recipe - No Onion No Garlic
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Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat Recipe is a chaat made with pickled cucumbers, spicy green chutney and sweet and tangy date tamarind chutney poured over a crispy gulgule made of mashed potatoes, crumbled paneer, and roasted & ground makhanas. 

These Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat are pan fried using a Kuzhi Paniyaram pan, making it healthier than its deep fried counterpart.

Mostly eaten during the Navratri fasts, you could also serve this Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat as an appetizer at your dinner party or serve it as a tea time snack. 

Serve Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat at your chaat party along with other chaat like Bhakri Chaat Recipe With Green Moong Sprouts And Aloo and Dahi Batata Puri Chaat Recipe (Classic Indian Tea Time Snack)

Try our other Paneer Recipes: 

  1. Tandoori Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe
  2. Paneer In Lemon Honey Sauce Recipe
  3. Grilled Pesto Paneer Recipe

Course: Appetizer
Diet: No Onion No Garlic (Sattvic)
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

20 M

Total in

30 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) , crumbled
  • 3 Potatoes (Aloo) , boiled and peeled
  • 2 cups Phool Makhana (Lotus Seeds) , roasted
  • 2 tablespoons Gram flour (besan)
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1 Green Chilli , finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , finely chopped
  • For the pickled cucumber
  • 1 Cucumber , grated
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • Other Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup Green Chutney (Coriander & Mint)
  • 1/4 cup Sweet Chutney (Date & Tamarind)

How to make Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat Recipe - No Onion No Garlic

  1. To begin making the Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat Recipe keep the chutneys ready. 

  2. To make the green chutney follow this recipe - Green Chutney Recipe - Coriander Mint Chutney Recipe

  3. To make the sweet chutney follow this recipe - Date and Tamarind Chutney Recipe - Khajur Imli Chutney

  4. To make the pickled cucumber, in a mixing bowl, combine the grated cucumber along with the salt and lemon juice. 

  5. Mix well and allow it to wilt down. 

  6. To make the Paneer Makhana Gulgule, powder the roasted makhana in a mixer grinder. 

  7. In a mixing bowl, combine paneer, along with  potatoes, boiled and peeled, powdered makhana, besan, salt to taste, cumin powder, black pepper powder, green chili, red chili powder, coriander leaves. 

  8. Mix well and bring the Paneer Makhana Gulgule mixture together.

  9. Grease your palms with oil and place two tablespoons of this Paneer Makhana Gulgule mixture in your palm and make even round balls. 

  10. Heat a paniyaram pan, a put a few drops of oil in each of the cavities. Place each of the balls in the cavities and cook until it turns into a lovely brown colour. Flip on the other side and cook the Paneer Makhana Gulgule evenly. 

  11. Remove from the pan and place them on a serving platter. 

  12. Top the Paneer Makhana Gulgule with both the green chutney, sweet chutney and pickled cucumbers and serve. 

  13. Serve Paneer Makhana Gulgule Chaat at your chaat party along with other chaat like Bhakri Chaat Recipe With Green Moong Sprouts And Aloo and Dahi Batata Puri Chaat Recipe (Classic Indian Tea Time Snack)