Chilli Paneer

A favourite Indian recipe with Paneer.

Category : Vegetarian
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Serving :4
Cooking Time : 30minutes
Cusine Type : North Indian


Ingredients

Paneer 200 gms
Cornflour 4 tbsp
Onion 2
Garlic cloves 3
Green chilli 4
Capsicum 1
Vegetable stock 1/2 cup
White pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Soy sauce 2 tbsps
Ajinomoto 1/4 tsp
Chilli sauce 1 tbsp
Oil to deep fry
Salt to taste


Directions

Drain paneer well and cut into diamond shaped medium sized pieces.

Roll the paneer pieces in cornflour.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the paneer pieces caoted with mixture till golden in color. Remove, drain and keep aside.

Blend remaining cornflour in quarter cup of water and keep aside.

Peel onion and cut into thick slices. Peel and crush garlic. Wash, remove stem and slice green chillies. Wash, halve, deseed and cut capsicum into thick strips.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add crushed garlic and stir-fry for a minute. Add sliced green chillies, onion and capsicum. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add fried paneer and stir in the vegetable stock. Add salt, pepper powder, soy sauce, chilli sauce, Ajinomoto and stir well. Stir in the blended cornflour and cook on high heat, stirring and tossing until the sauce thickens to coat the paneer and the vegetables. Serve immediately.

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Tips of the day
To cook dal quickly, add little turmeric powder and oil to the dal before putting it in the cooker.