Restaurant Style Chilli Paneer
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Chilli Paneer is the most popular indo chinese starter. It is delicious and easy to make. Chilli paneer is a perfect side dish which goes well with fried rice or noodles. A must try simple recipe for all indo-chinese food lovers.
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Ingredients
- 250 gm Cottage Cheese / Paneer
- 2 medium Onion
- 1 green bell pepper
- 2-3 green chillies silt lengthwise
- 1.5 tablespoon finely chopped ginger garlic
- 4 tablespoon tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon green chilli sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
- Salt
- For Marinating Paneer: 2 tbsp all purpose flour/ maida
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder
- Salt
- Water as required to make batter
- Oil for frying paneer
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Instructions
- Cut cottage cheese in half inch cubes.
- In a bowl take all purpose flour, cornflour, black pepper powder, red chilli powder, salt. Mix everything well.
- Add water and make a smooth lump free batter. The batter should not be too thin or too thick.
- Add cottage cheese cubes in the batter and gently coat from all sides.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the cottage cheese from all the sides till crisp golden brown in colour.
- In another non stick pan add 2 tbsp of oil.
- Next add chopped garlic and ginger and saute for few seconds.
- Add green chillies, onions and cook for sometime till the onions are nice pink in colour.
- Add green bell pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes. The capsicum need to be slightly cooked so it remains crunchy.
- In a small bowl take tomato sauce, green chilli sauce, vinegar, soy sauce. Mix well.
- Add the sauce mixture and season with salt and black pepper powder.
- Add fried paneer pieces, mix everything well and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- At last garnish with some spring onion greens, switch off the gas and Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.
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