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Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) rolls consist of a scrumptious filling of paneer cooked with caramelized onions, tomatoes and tandoori masala. The bright red color comes from the tomato paste and tandoori masala. Rolled in a tortilla or “chappati” (traditional Indian flour bread) topped with chopped onions. From time-to-time I’ll add homemade green chutney for a more traditional flavor!
I have put the paneer filling in “Kawan” chappati which is a Malaysian brand that you can find in the frozen section of the Indian grocery store. If using these, do not defrost them. Heat on a pre heated pan until cooked. You can also use flour tortillas which work great because of their softness.
You need Paneer and "Rajah" tandoori masala to make this dish. Available at an Indian grocery store.
Ingredients:
- 400 grams “Paneer” Indian cottage cheese, cut into cubes
- 1 large onion chopped fine ( approximately 1 1/4 cup)
- 4 to 5 tomatoes pureed ( makes 2 1/4 cups)
- 1 teaspoon of tomato paste- Optional ( gives it a deep red color)
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
- 2 1/ 2 teaspoons “Rajah” tandoori masala
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt to taste
Method:
Heat 1/4 cup oil in a vessel. Add the onions and brown them well. (I usually add a little salt to the onions so it releases water and starts to brown faster). This is the only step that takes time. The onions should be a nice warm golden color which takes 25 to 30 minutes.
Then add the ginger and garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes. Then add tomato puree and paste. Let the tomatoes cook for 15 minutes or till the oil starts to separate.
Add the tandoori masala, sugar and salt. The caramelized onions and tomatoes get this bright red color from the tandoori masala.
Note: Tandoori masala has salt already, be careful while adding salt.
Mix well and add cubed paneer to it. Lower the heat and cover for 5 minutes and cook.
Onion Mixture:
- 1 small onion chopped finely
- juice of 1/2 a lime or lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder “Amchur” (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder
- dash of salt and sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon chopped cilantro
Assemble the roll:
Heat the tortilla or “Kawan” chappati.
Add paneer to it and sprinkle some of the onion mixture on top. Roll it.
Serve this with green chutney. Ready to serve.
Enjoy!
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I want this burrito! I love the step by step lesson… It gives me courage to make it.
dry mango mixture for the onion mixture? Man, that sounds good! Where can I get that?
Hi Margarita,
The dry mango mixture is available at an Indian grocery store. It’s adds a nice tangy flavor to the onions. If you cannot find it, then just use more lemon juice. I hope you make them and enjoy it.
Perfect ‘to-go’ meal! Love it.
Yum! I love paneer, but I’ve never thought to use it in rolls. Great idea!
lovely rolls…such a gorgeous colour.
I love Indian paneer rolls and yours look amazing. I’m sure the flavours were incredible xx
Yum…looks delicious! I want to dive in!
The paneer masala, such a nice color, and such gorgeous rolls, drooling here..
Well, they look like a souvlaki in its Indian version the way you wraped them up, lol. Very scrumptious, I would love to try them!
I love just about any paneer!
Roll looks so good and spicy.
Thanks Kanan,
Let the bright red color not fool you. That is due to the tomato paste and tandoori masala which has a bright red color. These rolls are sweet and tangy because of the sweet caramelized onions and tomatoes. The tandoori masala has lots of mild spices like coriander, fenugreek, cinnamon powder. If you would like it to be spicy, you may want to add red chilly powder to it.
I don’t have any of these ingredients but your pictures make me want to get creative and buy them. Great instructions!
Yum! I never knew what paneer is despite having seen it on Indian restaurant menus. This looks so good!
What luscious spicy delicious rolls – my mum makes them too
So delicious!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
One of my favourite wrap ! Love it for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Oh paneer… This is my very top of list that I want to try. The rolls idea soounds great. I need to make it less spicy though. There is such thing called dry mango powder? Hmmm sounds delicious!
Hi Nami,
I should have been more specific in my description of the rolls. Yes, they look spicy because of the color from the tandoori masala. “Rajah” tandoori masala when added to foods give off a bright red color and is NOT at all spicy.On the contrary these rolls are on the sweet and tangy side,thanks to lots of caramelized onions and tomatoes.
What a gorgeous recipe. I’ve recently started to use paneer and am loving it!
OMG!!! PANEEEER!!! Possibly my favourite Indian food.. Never had rolled paneer but I bet it tastes delicious! I often roll my paneer with naan anyway. haha.. And yes, I actually did have some shahi paneer today!! Delicious as usual. I want your paneer roll now!!! lol
This looks delicious! I definitely want a bite! I don’t know where I would get some of the items though.
Hi Anita,
You can get the paneer and “Rajah”tandoori masala at any Indian grocery store. Check in your area where the closest Indian grocery store is. You can also order “Rajah”tandoori masala on amazon.com. I like this particular brand because it has a great flavor and is not at all spicy. It is salty though so when adding additional salt for taste, one has to be careful.
I hope you try them and enjoy it.
oh wow, this looks amazing! we have an indian grocery store not too far from us – i’ll have to find the ingredients there + give this a try!
This looks too good! It’s lunch time, and I am so hungry. I’ve got to make this!
There are some seriously delicious flavors going on in this wrap. I am so excited because we have an Indian provisions store in Causeway Bay and I can get all of these yummy ingredients, except maybe the dried mango powder but as you have stated that is optional. Have a great weekend. BAM
Hi Bam,
The mango powder is just to make the onions tangy. Just add extra lemon/lime juice or even white vinegar will do.
These look great! I love paneer.
Asmita….these are beautiful! The color is so vibrant and I love the mix of spices you’ve used here. I love food that is both sweet and spicy and this looks simply amazing! : )
omg, this just looks so delicious.. i know my husband will be drooling if I make this. thank you for a fabulous recipe.
The filling of this dish really looks tasty. I love that rich tomato blend and I will need to try the indian style cottage cheese. It looks like it has a more solid texture that the cottage cheese I am used to which makes it more versatile. Hope you are enjoying the weekend.
Thanks Tina.
You sure come up with very creative recipes and paneer rolls?? Wow, these are simply superb and I will love it so much esp paneer and another fav of mine, the onions.
Thanks Nava.
This looks like such a scrumptious roll! Love the play of flavors!
Thanks Joumana.
I only recently tried Paneer and I love it, this looks like an awesome way to have it.
love that colour, im gonna search for tandoori masala next time at the grocery store. i love kathi rolls, esp paneer ones
These paneer rolls look scrumptious!
oh what a fabulous idea- I am loving this!
Such beautiful wraps! I’m especially loving the colors of this yummy dish.
Hi Asmita – I’ve just started making my own paneer recently – I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in stores in France so if I want to make such things I need to make it myself – I love the look of these – they seem like they’d make a wonderful lunch
Thanks for stopping by my site recently – so nice to have found yours too!
This looks SO amazing! I love paneer but have never thought to make it into a sandwich. Great recipe!
Now this is a tasty wrap. I love all these spices and mango powder is something I’d never heard of. Your recipes all sound so tasty. I’m definitely going to find an Indian market and purchase these ingredients. Thanks for sharing!
Great dish. I love paneer, but never thought to put it in a wrap. And the onion mix has some nice flavors in it. I know I’ve eaten things made with the dry mango powder, but I’ve never used it in cooking. But it’s readily available, so I’m going to pick some up and play with it. Thanks for this.
You got me at caramelized onions and paneer….although with all the added flavors that wrap looks like a delicious package:)
Loos delicious your paneer dish, I love this cheese!
Thanks for this tasty recipe and hope you have a wonderful week ahead Asmita
I wish I could find paneer in this area–these rolls look fabulous!
Yum! I could have this for lunch right now!
Paneer rolls sound and look delicious.
Oh, how scrumptious! Those are scrummy rolls.
Cheers,
Rosa
My family loves rolls; may those be chicken rolls, egg rolls or paneer rolls. Your paneer rolls look bursting with flavours and so tempting.
yummy rolls….. they look so red, spicy and hot…. but looking at the ingredients, one knows they are not spicy.
Can’t wait to taste the caramalized onions with tomatoes and panneer!
I just bought a pack of panneer from the store.
I hope you enjoy it Indu.
Asmita thats ingenious! I ll buy some fresh paneer one of these days because your recipe sounds to good to be true. I always used to love the tandoori panner we were selling in our restaurant, kind of mis them since we had closed.
What if I use a nan to roll it in? I think so I d love a buter garlic nan with the filling.
Hi Helene,
My mouth is watering when you speak about the butter garlic naan. It will taste so divine with it. Just perfect!
I really love paneer, and this looks absolutely scrumptious!
I just made paneer for palak paneer. now I have another reason to make paneer again.. this roll looks sumptious!
That looks so tempting! I like the idea of using kawan chapati for making the rolls.
That looks so delish!! Reminds me of paneer kathi, Indian’s street food
This look delicious. I’d love to learn more about Indian cooking. I had something similar in a restaurant recently but would love to try it at home, in a roll. Haven’t been able to find paneer near me but thinking of trying to make it myself.
Hi,
Thank you. Making paneer at home is easy and please let me know if you try out this recipe. Everyone at my home seems to love it.