Chilli Paneer

Deeply satisfying and palatable Chilli paneer. Chilli paneer is an Indo-Chinese style dish, with paneer (Indian cottage cheese) as its main ingredient.

INGREDIENTS

Paneer 250 gm (cubes)

Salt & black pepper to taste

Corn starch 1/4th cup

Oil 3 tbsp

Garlic 13-15 cloves (chopped)

Ginger 1 inch (chopped)

Green chillies 8-10 nos. (slit)

Spring onion bulbs 5-6 stalks

Capsicum 2 medium size (diced)

Spring onion greens 1/4th cup (chopped)

Sugar 1 tsp

Soy sauce 2 tbsp

Red chilli sauce 2 tbsp

Cornflour 5 tbsp + water 100 ml

Salt & black pepper to taste

Spring onion greens for garnish (chopped)

METHOD

In a mixing bowl, add paneer cubes, salt and pepper to taste and corn flour, mix and coat the paneer well with the corn starch.

Set a pan on medium heat, add oil and shallow fry the paneer from all the sides until golden brown. Set a pan on high heat, add oil, garlic, ginger green chillies and spring onion bulbs, sauté it on high flame for 3-4 minutes. Add capsicum, spring onion greens and sugar, continue to sauté it for a minute. Add soy sauce and red chilli sauce, sauté it for a minute. In a bowl add cornflour and water and mix well and add the cornflour mixture, salt and pepper to taste, cook until the sauce thickens. Add the fried paneer, mix gently and coat the paneer well with the sauce. Finish it by adding freshly chopped spring onion greens and take it off from the flame. Your paneer chilli is ready to be served, serve it immediately as a party appetizer with some schezwan sauce on side. Accompanies beautifully with rice or even roti.