A popular indo-chinese dish made with fried cottage cheese coated in a spicy soy sauce and tomato gravy. This is a restaurant style recipe and the chilli paneer goes really well as a starter!
AuthorgooeygraciousmeCategoryIndianCut paneer into cubes and heat oil in a wok/kadai on medium heat to deep fry the paneer. Then leave in a bowl of cold water for 1 hour. Fry the paneer pieces until golden brown and crispy and then drain the fried paneer on a paper towel.
Heat oil in a pan and add onion and garlic. Blitz the ginger and green chillies into a paste and add this into the wok. Saute this for a minute.
Add tomato puree, salt, pepper, red chilli powder and peppers and cook for 2 minutes.
Then add ketchup, soy sauce, ching’s masala and red chilli sauce (optional).
In a small bowl add cornflour and water mixture and once this thickens pour it into the chilli paneer gravy.
Add the fried paneer cubes into the gravy and let it cook for 5-10 minutes for the paneer to soak in the gravy taste.
Garnish with spring onions before serving.
Ingredients
Directions
Cut paneer into cubes and heat oil in a wok/kadai on medium heat to deep fry the paneer. Then leave in a bowl of cold water for 1 hour. Fry the paneer pieces until golden brown and crispy and then drain the fried paneer on a paper towel.
Heat oil in a pan and add onion and garlic. Blitz the ginger and green chillies into a paste and add this into the wok. Saute this for a minute.
Add tomato puree, salt, pepper, red chilli powder and peppers and cook for 2 minutes.
Then add ketchup, soy sauce, ching’s masala and red chilli sauce (optional).
In a small bowl add cornflour and water mixture and once this thickens pour it into the chilli paneer gravy.
Add the fried paneer cubes into the gravy and let it cook for 5-10 minutes for the paneer to soak in the gravy taste.
Garnish with spring onions before serving.