Chilli Paneer Dry

Street Style Chilli Paneer is a spicy, tangy and sweet paneer recipe from the Indo- Chinese cuisine is delicious! Enjoy it with plain rice, fried rice or hakka noodles. It makes for a delicious party appetizer too.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Indian, Indo- Chinese

Keyword: Appetizers, Easy Dinner Recipes, Easy Lunch Recipes, Indo-Chinese Cuisine

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings: Servings

Calories: 214kcal

Author: Aayushi Patel

Equipment

1 Wok

Ingredients

200 Grams Paneer Cubed

Coating for Paneer

1.5 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 to 2 Tablespoon Water As required

Paneer Chili

Half Cup Sesame Oil For Frying and cooking
2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
1 Tablespoon Minced Ginger
2 Thai Green Chilies Slit
⅓ Cup Spring Onions Only the White part finely chopped.
2 Small Onions Cubed
1 Small Green Bell Pepper Cubed
½ Cup Water

For The Paneer Chili Sauce

1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Teaspoon Red Chili Sauce
1 Teaspoon Gochujang Optional.
1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Salt
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Optional
1 Teaspoons Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon Water

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Instructions

Make the Sauce

Add soy sauce, red chili sauce, gochujang, vinegar, tomato ketchup, salt, and black pepper powder. Mix it well. Keep it aside.

Coating for Paneer

Add the cubed paneer pieces to a large mixing bowl. Then add cornstarch, all-purpose flour, kashmiri red chili powder and salt. Mix it with your hands.
Add a splash of water, to coat the batter.

Frying The Paneer

In a frying pan, on high flame, add half a cup of Oil.
Then add the coated paneer, and fry until crisp from all the sides. Keep flipping them using a pair of tongs.
Take them aside, on a paper towel lined plate. This way paper towel will absorb extra oil from the fried paneer.

Make Paneer Chili

Add 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil, from the frying oil. Since it is still hot, it is okay to use the oil in a wok.
add minced ginger, garlic, slit green chilies, and finely chopped sping onions.
Cook them on high flame until the ginger garlic starts to brown.
Now add the cut onions and green bell peppers, and add the prepared sauce.
Now add half a cup water
Make the cornstarch slurry, by mixing 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water. Mix it well. Keep it aside.
Now add the fried paneer to the wok. Mix it well
Now add the prepared cornstarch slurry and cook for a minute on high flame.
Garnish with spring onion greens.
Enjoy piping hot with rice, fried rice or hakka noodles.

Notes

Make Paneer Chili Gravy - To make this recipe saucier, simply add more water to the recipe.
Make it Vegan - Substitute paneer with extra firm tofu, to make it vegan.
Substitute cornstarch with arrowroot powder to make it healthier.

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