Chilli Paneer (Indian Cheese)
Chilli Paneer
This is a reader recipe This dish is very popular in India - Mamta.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 250 gm. Paneer Cheese, cut into cubes
- 3 tbsp. fine corn flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Oil for deep frying
- 2 tbsp. oil for cooking masala
- 1 onion, peeled and grated or ground*
- 1 tsp. grated ginger*
- 1 tsp grated/crushed garlic* (optional)
- 1 small green pepper de-seeded and sliced.
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- A large pinch of black pepper (optional)
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- A pinch of mono-sodium glutamate or Ajinomoto
- 1 1/2 tsp. light Soya sauce
- 2 tbsp. tomato ketchup, adjust to taste
- 1 tbsp. hot chilli sauce, adjust to taste
- 1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves (optional)
- *These 3 can be ground together in a chopper.
Instructions
- Make a batter with corn flour, salt and water. Beat well, until smooth.
- Heat the oil in a wok or karahi, dip paneer pieces in batter and deep fry quickly-slow cooking makes them absorb too much oil and paneer pieces become tough. Keep aside.
- Remove all oil from the wok except tablespoons. Heat it and stir-fry ginger, garlic, onion and fry until onions are brown.
- Add green pepper and saute´.
- Add salt, pepper, sugar and mono-sodium glutamate (this improves taste and preserves colours), Soya sauce, tomato ketchup and chilli sauce. Stir all in well.
- Add paneer cubes and stir fry gently turning them over so that all pieces are coated well.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and mix. Serve hot.