Bidisha's Corner

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Chili Paneer........Simple and Authentic

INGREDIENTS:
Paneer/ Cottage Cheese (300gms).

Diced onions (2 cups).
Chopped onion leaves (1 cup).
Diced capsicum (1 cup).
Green chilies slit (1/2 cup).
Soya sauce (2 TBs), Tomato sauce (1 TBs), Chilli sauce (1 TBs).
Vinegar (1 Tsp).
Black pepper powder.
Salt to taste.
Cornflour.
Ginger paste (1 Tsp), Garlic finely chopped (2 Tsp).
Oil.

PROCEDURE:
Cut paneer in cubes and marinate them in salt, pepper powder, make a cornflour paste with little water and keep aside.
Heat enough oil for deep frying in the wok and as oil is heated well, dip the paneer cubes in cornflour paste and fry them in oil till golden brown and keep aside.
Remove excess oil from pan and keep the remaining for further proceedings.
Add onions, capsicum and fry them golden brown, now add onion leaves, ginger paste, garlic and fry saute them well, now in a bowl prepare a mixture of all the sauces and vinegar with little water and add to wok.
Now saute till oil leaves the walls of pan, add water as per desired gravy. As water starts boiling, add fried paneer pieces and allow it to boil for a minute, now make a paste of cornflour and little water and add it to wok. Stir well, you will find gravy thickening, sprinkle some pepper powder, stir well and off the flame.
Serve it with fried rice, chowmein, or enjoy it dry as starter(add very less water).

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