Paneer Chili
Chili Paneer is a popular dish where cubes of fried crispy paneer are tossed in a spicy sauce made with soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce.
Ingredients
- 250 gram paneer cut into cubes
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour / maida
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper grounded
- ½ cup water
- Oil for frying
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce 30 ml,
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 15 ml
- 3 teaspoons green chili sauce 15 ml
- 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup 30 ml
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
- 1 green chili sliced
- 1 medium red onion quartered and petals separated
- 1 green pepper cut into squares
- 3-4 tablespoons water
- green onions chopped, for garnishing
Instructions
- Cut paneer into cubes. To a large bowl, add 3 tablespoons cornstarch, 3 tablespoons flour along with salt, pepper.
- Add 1/2 cup water to make a free flowing batter, it should neither be thick nor thin.
- Heat oil in a wok/kadai on medium heat to deep fry the paneer.
- Dip each paneer cube into the batter. And then add them into the hot oil.
- Fry the paneer pieces til golden brown and crispy from both sides. Drain the fried paneer on paper towel.
- In a bowl add soy sauce, rice vinegar, green chili sauce, tomato ketchup and sugar. Mix well combined and set aside.
- In another bowl mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water until cornstarch dissolves completely and set aside.
- Heat oil in wok on high heat. Once oil is hot, add the ginger, garlic, celery and green chili. Saute for a minute.
- Then add the quartered onion and peppers. Cook for 2 minutes. Veggies should remain crunchy and you should cook on high heat.
- Add in the prepared sauce and mix and lower heat to medium.
- Then add in the prepared cornstarch slurry. Mix well, sauce will begin to thicken. Add additional 3 to 4 tablespoons water.
- Stir in the fried paneer cubes. Toss to combine the paneer with the sauce.
- Turn off heat and garnish with green onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 498kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 15gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 1245mgPotassium: 242mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 201IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 450mgIron: 2mg
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