Paneer Pockets

Another new creation – now I had many ideas and ask the kids what they prefered – here were the choices! Paneer in pastry like a pie, Paneer in a pocket like a calzone or Paneer in yorkshire puddings…..

They picked to have the paneer in a pocket! Then came more decisions on what type of dough? So I decided to use a basic wholemeal pizza dough recipe.

These are great quick ( Only took me about an hour) to make these little vegetarian guys! Perfect way to get in all the food groups into a meal with protein, dairy, healthy carbs and vegetables! Now if I was food retailer I would sell these kid friendly pockets in my freezer section!

Ingredients:
200g Whole meal flour
1 Tsp Yeast
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
150ml Water
Onion
Pepper
3 Garlic cloves
Rapeseed Oil
200g Paneer
1/2 Can Sweetcorn
1 Tsp turmeric
1 Tsp Chilli Powder
1 Tsp Ground coriander
1 Ts[ Ground Cummin
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Sugar

Add whole meal flour, yeast and salt to a mixing bowl and mix all the dry ingredients together

Add the oil and warm water and mixed until forms a dough, knead for a further 3-5 minutes.

Cover with cling film and allow to prove for a minimum of 30 minutes in a warm place.

Mean while, heat some oil and add minced or chopped garlic and fry for about a minute.

Stir in the onions and pepper and cook for a further minute.

Stir in paneer and continue to fry for another 1-2 minutes.

Add spices and sweet corn

Stir in and allow to cook for 10-15 minutes.

After 15 minutes turn off the heat and set aside.

The dough will have increased in size ( 30 mins – about 1 1/2 the size and 1 hour 2x the size) Ideally you want to allow to prove for an hour, but I was running out of time as my daughter had football training so allowed it to prove for only 30 minutes.