Chilli Paneer recipe is a quick, easy, sweet, and spicy Indo-Chinese dry snack in which paneer cubes are tossed in a creamy mustard honey sriracha sauce. Indo-Chinese cuisine was basically developed by the Chinese community that settled down in the Eastern states of India. It is a perfect blend of Chinese seasoning with Indian tastes.
Ingredients
To Prepare the Paneer
250 gms paneer
2 tbsp corn starch
To prepare the creamy sriracha mustard sauce
1 tbsp Coconut Aminos
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp Maille Dijon Originale Mustard
1/2 tbsp honey
1-2 tbsp sriracha sauce
To prepare the stir-fry2 tbsp sesame oil
8-10 cloves garlic
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2-3 tbsp cilantro chopped
MethodTo Prepare the Paneer
- Cut paneer into small cubes.
- Transfer to a bowl and add corn starch. Toss and coat the paneer cubes with corn starch. Set it aside for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the garlic and cilantro.
To Prepare the Creamy Sriracha Mustard Sauce
- In a small bowl, add Coconut Aminos, and rice vinegar.
- Then add Maille Dijon Originale Mustard to the bowl.
- Next, add the honey followed by sriracha sauce.
- Whisk it all together and keep it aside.
To Prepare the Stir Fry
- Heat sesame oil in a pan and fry garlic and sesame seeds.
- Then add the paneer cubes and fry till they turn crisp. Keep turning them on all sides to cook evenly and do not crowd the pan.
- Lastly, pour the prepared sauce and coat the paneer. Take it off the flame once its