These healthy and delicious Broccoli-Paneer Bites are gluten-free. Prepared in an air-fryer with Indian spices, they form an excellent evening snack.
“Broccoli Paneer Bites” was my first recipe in our Air-fryer last year. Since then, I have made it many times and it has become a family favorite. If I’m looking to make a healthy snack, these bites come first to the mind. I make them using homemade paneer (cottage cheese), which makes the texture so soft that it melts in the mouth.
Since I make the Minced Broccoli-Ginger Mix over the weekend and store it, this recipe is even quicker to make during the week. For other recipes using this Broccoli-Ginger mix, please read this post. Also, you can find more weekend meal-prep ingredients here.
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What are the Key Ingredients for Brocolli-Paneer Bites?
- 1 cup Broccoli Ginger Mix using:
- 1 cup minced Broccoli
- 1 inch minced ginger
- 2 cups of grated soft paneer (grated cottage cheese)
- 1 tbsp Green Chili chopped (1 Serrano pepper is what I used)
- 1-2 tsp salt, per taste
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 2-3 tbsp besan (Chickpeas flour) – as much needed for binding the bites.
- Spices
- 2 tsp Dhania Powder (Coriander powder)
- 1 tsp Haldi (Turmeric powder)
- 1/2 tsp Ajwain (Carom seeds) – Optional
Servings
10-15 Bites
Ready In:
20 mins
Good For:
Snack
Diet:
Gluten-Free
How to make Broccoli-Paneer Bites?
– Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Mix the minced broccoli-ginger mix, grated paneer, chopped green chilies, chopped cilantro, and besan (Chickpea flour) in a bowl. Use only that much flour needed for binding the bites.
Step 2
Add carom seeds, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt to it.
Step 3
Grease the hands; take small portions of the mixture and roll them into small, ~1.5-inch diameter balls.
Step 4
Place the balls into the air-fryer and turn it the temperature to 400°F for 15 minutes, turning them mid way through.
Step 5
Take out the tray of air-fryer to get golden colored Broccoli-Paneer Bites bites ready. Serve with your favorite chutney or any yogurt dip.
Broccoli-Paneer Bites: Watch Recipe Video
Expected Questions and Recommendations
Possible Issue 1 : Broccoli-Paneer Bites stick to the air-fryer base
Please grease your hands while rolling the balls. Also, you may choose to spray a little oil on them when you’ve placed them on the fryer.
Possible Issue 2 : Broccoli-Paneer Bites come out to be dry/hard.
I use homemade paneer for these bites, and they come out very soft. However, I’ve tried this recipe with store-bought paneer, and they came out to be hard. For store-bought paneer, you might want to dip the paneer in hot water for 5-10 minutes so that its texture becomes soft. Also, try reducing the flour if the bites are hard. Use only that much flour needed for binding the bites.
Home-Made Paneer – To Hot Milk, add diluted vinegar and keep stirring until the milk cuddles. Rinse to get soft, home-made paneer.
What are the health benefits of Broccoli-Paneer Bites?
Paneer/Cottage Cheese is rich in Protein, Calcium, and very low in Carbohydrates. Broccoli, on the other hand, is rich in fiber, Vitamin C, and Vitamin K and, again, has very low Carbohydrates. Due to its overall low carb-content, this snack put together is excellent for someone trying to manage Diabetes. The fact that it uses negligible oil makes it an even better recipe to add to our snack list.
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Broccoli Paneer Bites (Air-Fryer)
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Broccoli Minced
- 1 inch ginger Minced
- 2 Cup Paneer Grated
- 1 Green Chili (I use Serrano Pepper)
- 1-2 tsp Salt per taste
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
- 3 tbsp Chickpeas Flour or Besan
Spices
- 2 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds (or Ajwain - Optional)
Instructions
- Mix the minced broccoli-ginger mix, grated paneer, chopped green chilies, chopped cilantro, and besan (Chickpea flour) in a bowl.
- Add carom seeds, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt to it.
- Grease your hands; take small portions of the mixture and roll them into small, ~1.5-inch diameter balls.
- Place the balls into the air-fryer and turn it the temperature to 400°F for 15 minutes, turning them mid way through.
- Take out the tray of air-fryer to get golden colored Broccoli-Paneer Bites bites ready. Serve with your favorite chutney or any yogurt dip.
Very healthy and easy recipe. Best snack for kids in sense of nutrition as well. Tastes yummy!!! Would totally recommend it to everyone.
Thanks so much for the note!
This is a great recipe
Thank you!
Thanks for this recipe. It is very nutritious and tastes so good. We made this in appe pan as we did not have an air fryer, but it turned out great.
Keep doing the good work and share more healthy recipes with us 😊
Thanks for writing back, Swati! Appe Pan is a nice idea; never tried it :).
Such a yummy n nutritious snack and so easy to make. I love this recipe and its my goto for incorporating broccoli in the diet.
I recommend this to everyone.
Thanks a lot for writing back, Neha! I’m glad you like the recipe.
Thanks Sakshi 😊 These turned out great! Quick and super easy recipe. I used them to make lunch wraps.
Thanks a lot for your note! I’m glad you liked it and lunch wraps is a nice idea!
Made these multiple times; can be used as a snack or even frozen for a quick weeknight fancy kofta curry. These are healthy and super easy to make.
Made these multiple times; can be used as a snack or even frozen for a quick weeknight fancy kofta curry. These are healthy and super easy to make.
Thanks for the feedback, Kanupriya! I’m glad that you liked it. Using them in Kofta curry is a nice idea! Thank you for sharing.
We just tried this recipe today in the air-fryer, and its probably the most delicious healthy snack I’ve had in my life. Its very easy to make, and tastes more delicious than any of the unhealthy, oil-fried snacks in the market, or even home-made.
This is definitely going to be our go-to snack, for the taste and the health. Thank you so much for sharing it with the world.
Thanks so much for writing back! I am glad you liked it!