Name: Maggi Paneer Cocoons recipe by Shyamala Kumar at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Masala Maggi- 1 pack; Cottage Cheese/Paneer- 200 gms; Cooking Oil- 2 tbsp and as required for shallow frying the cocoons

ABOUT Maggi Paneer Cocoons RECIPE

Indulge your kids with ‘Maggi Paneer Cocoons’, an eye captivating snack, the preparation of which will keep them entertained. It is absolutely simple to make as the recipe calls for just 3 ingredients. Paneer pieces are marinated with maggi tastemaker, wrapped with the noodle strands and are shallow fried. The outcome is a scrumptious snack that has crunchy cocoon kind of outer noodle layer with soft paneer inside. During vacations, engage your kids in wrapping the cocoons and I’m sure they’ll enjoy doing it to the hilt. A perfect choice for birthday parties also.

Instructions

Cut paneer into 2 inch pieces lengthwise. Make a paste of maggi taste maker with 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
Smear the taste maker paste over the paneer pieces evenly. Let it marinate for 30 minutes. Keep the leftover paste aside for later use.
Bring 2 cups of water to rolling boil. Switch off the flame. Add maggi noodles to the hot water and keep it covered for 2 minutes.
Do not break or crumble the noodles. Place it as such in the hot water as we need to get lengthy maggi noodle threads to cover the cocoons.
Strain noodles from hot water and give cold water bath immediately. Take care not to break the noodles while doing so.
Let it cool for 5 minutes. Gently separate the noodle strands one by one and place it on a plate.
Wrap the paneer pieces with the noodle strands from one end to other covering the whole paneer piece. Depending upon the thickness of paneer, you may need 2 or 3 noodle strands to wrap up each.
Place the wrapped cocoons on a plate. Brush the remaining masala paste over the cocoons.
Shallow fry the maggi paneer cocoons and take care to roast it on all the sides by gently flipping the pieces. Drain the cocoons on a kitchen towel.
Serve hot with any sauce of your choice.

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