Chilli Paneer Recipe | Indian Paneer Recipes

Actually soups and starters are out of my menu, I start with the dishes right away. So the first time I tasted chilli paneer was very recently only, and the one served in the restaurant I tried was more like gobi 65 and they called it chilli paneer. So I browsed to find the exact recipe and after few googling I found this recipe from Vahrevah.com and loved it instanty.

Ingredients:

• Paneer - 1 cup cubed
• Capsicum - 1 chopped finely
• Onions - 1 chopped finely
• Garlic - 5 minced finely
• Green Chillies - 1 chopped finely
• Soya sauce - 1.5 tsp
• Pepper powder - a pinch
• Tomato sauce - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped finely
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

For the Marinade:

• Maida - 2 tbsp
• Corn flour - 1.5 tbsp
• Salt - a pinch
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Water - as to form a paste

Method:

1. Make a thick batter of the ingredients under 'to marinade' and add paneer to it and coat it well. Then toast the coated paneer in dosa tawa and drain it in tissue. (You can deep fry them too).
   
   
   
   



2. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions and saute till lightly browned, then add minced garlic fry till golden brown.



3. Then add green chillies and capsicum and saute for 2mins. Dont make it soggy, it should still be crunchy. Add soyasauce, tomato sauce, pepper, salt and mix well in low flame.



4. Now add the toasted paneer pieces and mix well until everything is evenly blended. Granish with coriander leaves, give it a quick stir and switch off. Serve hot as a starter.