• Measure all ingredients and keep it ready on the kitchen counter. I have used store-bought frozen paneer. It has to be kept outside for 30 minutes at least to come to room temperature and thaw.
• Clean the cauliflower florets and keep it ready. We are not blanching the florets, so pick and clean the florets for any worms.
• I have used my food processor to mix the ingredients together. You can also use your normal mixie. But make sure you use the pulse mode.

Let's make Cauliflower Paneer Cutlet Mix

• Into the food processor bowl, add the cauliflower florets, frozen peas, chilies ginger, all the greens. Pulse it together to form a uniform mix.
• Once the veggies are all formed into a ground mix, add besan, red chili powder, pounded coriander and cumin seeds, turmeric powder and salt. Again pulse it together to form a mix.
• Remove the ground mix onto a flat plate. Add rice flour to it and mix together
• Shape the mix into roundels, i got around 14 patties. The number of patties depends on the size of the patty made .
• Let the shaped patties sit in the refrigerator atleast for 15 minutes. At this stage, the patties can be frozen and left in the freezer for later use. Though i haven't personally tried .
• While the patties are resting, clear the kitchen counter and then keep things needed to make the burgers ready.

Let's Air-fry the paneer patties

• If you are planning to air fry the patties, then preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes. Grease the basket with oil or you can also use a liner. Then arrange around 6-8 patties in the air fryer basket, do not over crowd.
• Use a pastry brush and brush oil on top the patties. Cook at 200C for 12 minutes. Stop and flip the patties around 6 minutes and brush the other side with oil and continue to cook the remaining time.
• Once done, they should nicely browned on top. Remove and set aside to make burger. kids and husband preferred the air fried patties than the pan fried ones.

To Pan fry the cauliflower paneer patties

• Heat a cast iron pan, add 1-2 tablespoon oil to the pan. Arrange 3-4 patties on the pan. Keep the heat to medium and cook them nicely on both sides until golden brown. Add oil when necessary.

Lets Make Cauliflower paneer burger

• Toast the burger buns on the hot pan. Add a blob of ketchup spread, Place a caulifower paneer patty, top it with lettuce green, jalapenos, cucumber slices, cheese slice, add a blob of vegan sriracha sauce.
• Close the burger bun. Toast it on the hot cast iron pan with butter on both side, for 1-2 minutes until the cheese melts. Serve the burgers warm and enjoy a hearty meal.

Store & Serving

• The cooked cutlets can be refrigerated in an air-tight container for a day. I haven't tried more than this. Cooked cutlets can also be frozen for a month.
• To warm the frozen cutlets, toast them in a hot cast iron pan straight from the freezer, flip and cook both sides until it becomes soft ,sizzling and serve hot.
• Make the burgers fresh, if serving cutlets from the refrigerator, reheat it for 10-20 seconds in the microwave and serve it warm.