Chilli Paneer Dry
Ingredients
- Paneer - 200 grams cut into 1" cubes
- Onion - 1 medium cut into cubes
- Capsicum - 1 medium cut into cubes
- Green chillies - 5 to 6 slit
- Garlic - 6 chopped
- Ginger - 1 inch piece chopped
- Soya sauce - 2 tsp
- Red chilli sauce - 2 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Vinegar - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Spring onion - 1/4 cup chopped
To marinate paneer
- All purpose flour / Maida - 2 tbsp
- Cornflour - 1 tbsp
- Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
- Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
- Baking soda - a pinch
- Salt - to taste
- Oil - to deep fry
Instructions
- In a bowl add maida, cornflour, ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, baking soda, salt and mix well. Add water little by little and make a thick batter.
- Add the paneer cubes and mix well. Set aside for 5 minutes. Meanwhile heat oil to deep fry the paneer cubes.
- Once the batter has coated well on the paneer, deep fry the paneer cubes until golden. Drain the excess oil on a tissue paper. Set aside.
- In a wok or pan heat oil and add garlic, ginger and green chillies. Fry them on high flame for a minute and then add the onions.
- Fry till the onions turn soft. Then add capsicum and stir on high flame for about 3-4 minutes.
- Now add salt, soya sauce, red chilli sauce, pepper powder, vinegar and stir for a minute. Add the fried paneer cubes and toss for 2-3 minutes. Garnish with spring onion.
Notes
- Do not overcrowd paneer cubes while deep frying. You can also shallow fry the paneer cubes in a tawa instead of deep frying.
- Instead of vinegar, you may use lemon juice.
- Adjust the amount of green chillies according to your spice level.