Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor got roasted on Twitter for sharing a recipe for what he called, “Malabar paneer.” And as expected — and perhaps warranted — hell broke loose with his experimental dish drawing the ire of many social media users. [caption id=“attachment_4439241” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Sanjeev Kapoor. Image via Twitter[/caption] The recipe to the dish, supposedly made with cottage cheese and coconut milk, was posted on Twitter.
Malabar Paneer - A wonderful Malabar dish that has the flavors spicies and offers several gastronomic opportunities. The food is generally fresh, aromatic and flavored. For more such interesting recipes click on https://t.co/c2rBBuz4LW #foodlover pic.twitter.com/M0RMhpPyRl
— Sanjeev Kapoor (@SanjeevKapoor) April 18, 2018
Sir Please make Bengali Theplas!!
— Hilal ibn Yavana (@HilalVivaan) April 18, 2018
Sir ji, please give recipe for Lucknow style Avial also. https://t.co/kAdXLhXAfd
— Madhu Menon (@madmanweb) April 18, 2018
Adooo!!!!it's like chetinad tindai masala
— Sathish Sarvodaya (@SathiSarva) April 18, 2018
What next?...Gobi Pollichathu & Methi Dosa?! 😏😡 https://t.co/vQNUCRvx3L
— p$m (@psm_madhavan) April 18, 2018
Malabar Paneer?? Sounds like Karaikudi Kashmiri Pulav..
— Junkie Monkie (@_junkie_monkie_) April 18, 2018
Twitter users also took offense at the the incorrect prefix usage.
Adding Malabar prefix to a dish does not make it a Malabar dish. I dare you to find a Malabar dish that use paneer.
— Ivan Sikorsky (@ivan_sikorsky) April 18, 2018
When did "paneer" come to Malabar?🤔
— OldMonk (@0ld_Monk) April 18, 2018
We Malabaries don't have paneer and we actually don't make it..Malabar is known for its special non-veg items such as Beef biriyaani,beef fry etc.Pls don't fall in his foolish idea.
— Anagha NR (@neelatheevandi) April 19, 2018
And there were, of course, those who could not help but get political.
This relentless paneerification of all Indian dishes must be stopped!
— Venkat Viswanathan (@east_zephyr) April 18, 2018