Chilli Paneer

Chilli Paneer is a tasty and nutritious recipe. You can have it as a starter or a side dish with your meal. 

This goes well with fried rice/ ghee rice/pulao…

Ingredients

Cubed Paneer – 1 cup

Dry Red Chilli – 3

Tomato Chilli Sauce – 1 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

All Purpose Flour/Maida – 2 tsp

Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Sliced Green Chilli – 6

Salt to taste

Oil for deep fry

Chopped Spring Onions – 1 bunch

(To Temper)

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Chopped Onions – ¼ cup

Chopped Coriander Leaves– few

Chopped Curry Leaves - few

Method

In a bowl add cubed paneer, salt, pepper powder, ginger garlic paste, maida, tomato chilli sauce and mix well. Let it be for 20 min.

In a pan, heat oil. Add red chilli and sliced green chilli, then saute it for few sec.  Now add chopped spring onions and saute it for few minutes.

Heat oil in a kadai, add the paneer pieces and deep fry till get golden in color. Then mix well with spices. 

Heat 1 tsp of oil and add the tempering ingredients which are under to temper. Then add this into paneer fry.

Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.