Chilli Paneer Recipe
Servings 4
Ingredients
ingredients for paneer coating:
- 1 cup paneer cubes
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp pepper powder
- 1 tsp salt adjust
- red chili flakes
- water as required
- oil for deep fry
Ingredients for sauce:
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 6 red chilis adjust
- 1/2 cup chopped onion cubes
- 1/2 cup chopped capsicum cubes
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder
- 3 tbsp oil
- 3 tbsp cornflour mixture
- 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
Pre preparation:
- Cut the paneer into cubes and keep it in a bowl. Chop the onions and capsicum into cubes and keep them in separate bowls.
- Chop the ginger and garlic as well.
- To prepare the cornflour mixture, add 2 tbsp of cornflour to the bowl and add water to it. Make the mixture without any lumps.
Coating the paneer:
- Take a mixing bowl and all-purpose flour, cornflour, pepper, and salt to the bowl. Combine them together with a spoon.
- Now add water to the bowl to make a fine batter. Make sure they are no lumps. Finally, add the cubed paneer to the bowl.
- Now cover the paneer with the batter fully.
Preparation of chili paneer:
- After that heat the oil in the pan and when the oil is hot enough, drop the coated paneer carefully in the oil.
- Fry the paneer on the medium flame until it turns golden brown. Make sure to turn the paneer in between while frying.
- Take them in the paper cloth. So that it can absorb the excess oil.
- Again heat the oil in the pan and add chopped garlic to the pan. Then saute the garlic for 30 sec.
- Then add the chopped ginger. Fry the ginger as well. After that put the red chilis in the pan, Stir them.
- After that cubed onions and capsicum goes to the pan. Saute them along with other spices Until they turn little tender.
- After that add the red chili flakes, pepper powder, and salt. Give it a stir.
- Then add the soy sauce, and tomato ketchup. Combine them with other ingredients and fry for 1 min.
- Then add the cornflour mixture to the pan and blend it and cook for 1 min or until it get thickens.
- After that add the fried paneer to the pan. Mix the paneer along with the sauce. And fry for 1 min.
- Then pour water to the pan to make the thick sauce. Adjust the water accordingly.
- Cook it for 1 min or until the required consistency. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves on the top.
- Cook for 2 mins and serve the chili paneer hot.