Paneer Chilli

Paneer Chilli Recipe is an Indo Chinese Food. This recipe could be made easily with basic ingredients found in your kitchen.

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

·         2 tbsp oil

·         200-250 gms paneer (cottage cheese) chopped into squares

·         2 medium sized onion chopped into squares (or) 5-6 whites of spring onion

·         ½ cup of chopped green of spring onion

·         8-10 garlic chopped finely

·         1 inch ginger chopped finely or grated

·         1 capsicum chopped into squares

·         2-3 green or red chilies chopped finely

·         1 tbsp sugar

·         ¼ th cup coriander leaves chopped finely

·         1 tbsp soya sauce

·         1 tsp vinegar (optional)

·         1 tsp pepper powder (optional)

·         1 tbsp corn flour + 2 tbsp water dissolved in water

·         salt or ajinomoto as per taste

Instructions

1.    Shallow fry the paneer until light brown in color using 1tbsp of oil.

2.    Remove the paneer and place on absorbent napkin. In the same oil saute garlic and ginger for a minute.

3.    Now add the chopped onion and saute until they change color.

4.    Add the capsicum, pepper powder and chilies, saute for 2 mins.

5.    Add sugar and mix everything.

6.    Add half of chopped greens from spring onion and reserve rest for garnish.

7.    Now add the paneer.

8.    Also add corn flour mixed with water, vinegar and salt.

9.    Cook for 2 mins more on high heat.

10.  Lastly add soya sauce and mix.

11.  Switch off the gas and serve the chilli paneer recipe hot with fried rice or toasted bread.