Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Chili Paneer

An Indo-Chinese dish that A made.  I for one always believed that paneer (cottage cheese ) should not be converted to any Chinese dish. But I think I was proved wrong with this one.

Ingredients:
Paneer - Cut the paneer into small blocks
For the Batter
 of 3-4 tbsp of cornflour , 1 egg (optional), ginger-garlic paste 1/4 tsp, salt, pepper

Capsicum - 1 - sliced
Spring onions 1- chop
Garlic - 4-5 chopped
Green chilies - 1 chopped finely
Soya sauce - 1 tsp
Chili-garlic sauce - 1/2 tsp
Tomato ketchup - 2 -3 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Honey - 1/2 - 1 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Spring onion greens - garnish

Oil for deep frying and another 2-3 tbsp for the curry.

Make a batter with the ingredients mentioned with a little water to coating consistency
Dip paneer into the batter and deep fry on medium heat till golden brown.
Keep aside.

Take a wok
Heat oil.  Add the chopped shallots, garlic and green chilies.
Sauté
Followed by the sliced bell peppers
Once that begins to turn colour ( allow a little bit of crunch to remain if you like it that way ! )
Add the sauces, powders, vinegar and honey
Coat it well.  Keep awhile
Now, the deep fried paneer.
Throw in the spring onion greens.
A quick toss of the pan ( I cannot do this )

And serve.

( All the ingredients here can be varied according to taste and spice-tolerance)

33 comments:

  1. i tried this once and it was too good.. well made..

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  2. I love Chili Paneer Radha, sometimes I also add Tomato Ketchup for a different taste .. depends on my mood really :D

    This looks tempting..

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  3. Very interesting...chili paneer sounds mouth watering

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  4. Feel like finishing that irresistible chilli paneer, extremely inviting.

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  5. I like chilli paneer, but I never make it. Its something we have we eat out. Looks simple, maybe I will try it.

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  6. Slurp! love chilli panner.. I wish have some right now

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  7. Tempting and delicious Chilli Paneer!! Perfect as a starter..

    Divya's Culinary Journey

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  8. Delicious chili paneer. Love it

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  9. Yummy chili paneer...Its perfect with pulao..

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  10. Wow..looks exotic and rich..paneer is such a versatile delight that it can be converted to plenty mouthwatering meals.

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  11. Looks really awesome, shud have tasted the same way too..

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  12. Never tried paneer this way,thanx for sharing,will try it soon..

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  13. chili paneer looks delicious. liked your version

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  14. The sound of paneer itself is mouth watering! lovely dish

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  15. Sound of paneer itself is mouth watering, lovely!

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  16. my mouth is watering looking at this. so well made.

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  17. I love chilli paneer Radha :), it looks so tempting! Your post reminds me I have to cook this soon now!3

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  18. chilli paneer dry or gravy... i liked both the versions.

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  19. So tempting dish.. first time here... happy to follow

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  20. looks yummy and delicious...mouthwatering!

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  21. Looks very attractive and tempting !

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  22. Give away gng on my space check it out

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  23. lovely recipe and looks so inviting dear

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