Garlic Chilli Paneer

Name: Garlic Chilli Paneer
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms paneer; 1/2 cup diced onions; 1/2 cup diced bell peppers (red, yellow, and green); 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1/4 tsp sesame seeds for garnish; 1 tbsp spring onions greens for garnish; As Required Oil for deep frying; For marinade-; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tsp salt or to taste; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp light soya sauce; For the sauce; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp vinegar; 1 tbsp chilli sauce; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 2 tbsp tomato sauce; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp sugar; 8-10 finely chopped garlic cloves; 1 tsp cornflour; For dredging; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup cornflour

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

Soft paneer pieces coated in a lip-smacking sauce. Garlic Chilli Paneer is a quick and delicious fusion Indo-Chinese recipe that will have you reaching out for more. #Nov #W2

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

Soft paneer pieces coated in a lip-smacking sauce. Garlic Chilli Paneer is a quick and delicious fusion Indo-Chinese recipe that will have you reaching out for more. #Nov #W2

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 people

200 gmspaneer
1/2 cupdiced onions
1/2 cupdiced bell peppers (red, yellow, and green)
2 tbspsesame oil
1/4 tspsesame seeds for garnish
1 tbspspring onions greens for garnish
As RequiredOil for deep frying
For marinade-
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1/2 tspsalt or to taste
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1 tsplight soya sauce
For the sauce
1 tbsplight soy sauce
1 tbspvinegar
1 tbspchilli sauce
1 tbsptomato puree
2 tbsptomato sauce
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 cupwater
1 tspsugar
8-10finely chopped garlic cloves
1 tspcornflour
For dredging
1/2 cupall-purpose flour
1/2 cupcornflour

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Steps

20 minutes

1

To begin, cut the paneer into bite-sized pieces. Marinate it with ginger garlic paste, salt, light soy sauce, and red chilli powder. Mix well and keep aside.
2

Mix together the all-purpose flour and cornflour for dredging in a plate. Add in the marinated paneer and mix until the pieces are well coated. Dust off the excess flour.
3

Heat oil for deep frying. Fry the paneer pieces until golden. Remove and keep aside.
4

For the sauce, in a bowl mix together light soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, tomato puree, tomato sauce, red chili powder, sugar, and 1/2 cup water.
5

Heat sesame oil in a pan. Add finely chopped garlic and saute for a minute.
6

Add in diced onions and bell peppers. Cook for a minute or two.
7

Add in the sauce mix and boil it for 2-3 minutes. Make a slurry of 1 tsp cornflour with 2 tbsp of water. Add it to the sauce and cook until it thickens a bit.
8

Finally, add in the fried paneer pieces and mix until well coated. Add a bit of water if needed.
9

The Garlic Chilli Paneer is ready to serve. Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion greens.