Chilli paneer a popular Asian main course dish from Indian-Chinese cuisine. Crispy-fried paneer and vegetables are cooked in tangy, sweet, spicy sauce in this restaurant style gravy to serve with fried rice and noodles. Try this easy Chilli paneer recipe at home you will never order takeout ever!
Ingredients300 gms Paneer
1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
3 tablespoon Corn Starch
2 tablespoon Oil
¼ teaspoon Salt
For Gravy
3-4 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Garlic optional
1 inch Ginger chopped
8 Green Chilies slit
5 Spring Onion
1 Green Capsicum
1 Red Capsicum
¼ cup Spring Onions Green
1-2 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Red Chilli Sauce
2 tablespoon Cornflour
100 ml Water
½ teaspoon Salt to taste
¼ black pepper
Method- Before we pan fry the paneer we will coat it in corn-starch and other spices. Take paneer and cut them into small square pieces.
- Take a medium sized bowl and add paneer in it. After that add salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper powder, and 2-3tbsp of cornflour in it.
- Coat the paneer nicely in the cornflour.
- Heat a pan and add oil in it. When the oil starts to smoke add the paneer pieces one by one and pan fry them until golden brown.
- Pan fry the paneer from all the sides until they are in a beautiful golden brown color.
- Set it aside and prepare for the gravy.
For Chili Paneer Gravy
- Saute the ingredients for 1-2 minute and then add chopped ginger and ginger garlic paste.
- Mix them well and now add tomato ketchup, soy sauce, red chilli sauce and black pepper sauce in the pan.
- Now, in a small bowl add 1-2 tablespoons of cornflour and 100 ml of water. Mix it well with a spoon and pour it in the pan. Add salt to taste and black pepper powder in it.
- Cook all the ingredients until the gravy starts to thicken and its colour darkens.
- When the gravy is thick (according to your taste) then slowly add the pan-fried paneer in them.
- Mix the paneer in the gravy and cook for another 1-2 minute.
- Sprinkle some spring onions on top and your Paneer Chilli is ready to devour.
- Serve it with schezwan rice, fried rice or stir-fried noodles and enjoy hot.