Recipe- Chatpata and Spicy Peri Peri Paneer With Cheese Sauce

Try this chatpata, spicy peri peri paneer topped with creamy cheese sauce. It is an explosion of flavors in the mouth like a diwali firecracker.You will surely go for second and third servings. This piri piri paneer is going to be a total crowd-pleaser. Recipes with paneer are something that both vegetarians and non-vegetarians love. So if you visit any Indian parties or get-togethers, there is definitely one item made with paneer – maybe a sweet or savory dish.

Ingredients

2 cups Paneer cubes (250 grams approx)
2 tbsp Cornstarch or corn flour
2 tbsp All purpose flour or Maida
1/4 to 1/2 tsp Salt, adjust to taste
3 tbsp Water (approx)
Oil for frying
1 to 2 tbsp Peri Peri mix

For the Cheese Sauce

1 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Flour
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Cheese grated or sliced
1/2 tsp Peri Peri or Chile powder (optional)
Salt, pinch
Cilantro or Coriander leaves for garnish

Method

* Add paneer cubes, cornflour, all-purpose flour (maida), salt, and mix in a bowl. Now add water little by little so that the paneer is well coated.

* Heat oil in a pan for frying. Once hot, drop the paneer and fry until crisp outside.

* Transfer it to a bowl, and while it is hot, add peri peri mix and toss until well combined.

Making The Cheese Sauce

* Add butter to pan and heat on medium flame till it’s melted.

* Add flour and whisk continuously till the mixture bubbles and foams. Slowly add milk and whisk continuously.

* Once all the milk is incorporated, continue to simmer till the mixture thickens. Whisk occasionally to avoid burning from the bottom.

* Add salt, chili powder or peri peri powder, cheese 1/4 cup at a time and stir continuously till the cheese has melted on low flame.

* Taste the sauce and adjust any seasoning. If you feel the sauce is too thin, only then add more cheese. Please note that the sauce starts to thicken as it cools down.

Assemble Peri Peri (piri piri) paneer with Cheese sauce

* Arrange fried paneer on a serving plate in a single layer.

* Top it with cheese sauce as needed and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve immediately and enjoy.