Today I am sharing one of the most popular and loved paneer dishes,chili paneer.This is again an Indo-Chinese dish,with a sweet and sour taste.There can be many variations of this dish,the one I am sharing today is the deep fried version of the dish.Here I have deep fried the paneer pieces dipped in batter .this makes the paneer cubes yummier as the coating allows the sauces to stick to the cubes.
This can be made as a dry side dish ,or can also be made as a gravy item.The gravy item goes very well with fried rice.
Ingredients
paneer-250 grams approximately
For batter
- Maida or all purpose flour-1 tablespoon
- cornflour-1 heaped teaspoon
- oil-1 or 2 teaspoon
- salt-as per taste
- pepper powder
For gravy
- Vinegar-1 to 2 teaspoons
- dark soy sauce-2 teaspoons
- green chili sauce-2 teaspoons
- tomato ketchup-2 teaspoons
- garlic mince -2 teaspoons
- ginger mince-1 teaspoon
- onion _1 cup (diced)
- capsicum-1 cup (diced)
- spring onion for garnish
- salt as per taste
- sugar -1 teaspoon
- green chillies 2 to 3
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| Ingredients for the batter |
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| the sauces needed |
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| Rest of the ingredients for the gravy |
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| Mix the ingredients for the batter and keep it ready ,let it set for 15 minutes |
I have used home made paneer,if you wish you can use thwe store bought variety.To se how home made paneer is prepared click here
Making paneer from scratch
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| paneer cubes, |
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| Dip the paneer in the batter and deep fry in medium hot oil |
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| mix the sauces and keep ready(mix only vinegar ,chilli and soy sauce) |
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| Start with frying the onions and capsicum and green chillies |
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| Then in goes the ginger and garlic mince |
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| salt |
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| The sauces |
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| Pour little water in the leftover batter and cook in low flame |
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| Cover and cook for 5 minutes |
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| Add the tomato ketchup |
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| sugar |
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| The fried paneer pieces |
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| pepper |
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| ready |
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| Garnish with spring onions and serve with fried rice |
I have shared the dry variety of chilli paneer,where I have added little water for the gravy.If you wish to keep more fravy add one teaspoon of corn flour to half cup of water and boil at the end .
Tip-Do keep checking the salt ,as the sauces are high on salt already.
This can be made as a dry side dish ,or can also be made as a gravy item.The gravy item goes very well with fried rice.
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