Chili Paneer recipe

Spicy and saucy indo chinese recipe of chilli paneer (cottage cheese)

Ingredients (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)

For frying the paneer:

• 200 gms paneer/cottage cheese
• ½ tsp black pepper powder or crushed pepper
• 2 tbsp corn flour/corn starch
• salt as required

For the chilli paneer sauce:

• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• ½ tbsp chopped celery or 2 tsp dry celery
• 2 crushed schezuan pepper
• ¼ cup chopped spring onions/scallions (reserve some greens for garnishing)
• ½ tbsp chopped ginger-garlic
• 4-5 green chilies
• ¼ cup sliced capsicum
• ½ tsp vinegar
• ¾ to 1 cup veg stock or water
• ½ tsp black pepper powder or crushed black pepper
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 2 tbsp water - for the corn flour paste
• salt and sugar as required

How to make the recipe:

Frying the paneer:

Preparing the chilli paneer sauce

1. heat sesame oil. now add the spring onions/scallions and stir fry till they become transparent.
2. add the ginger-garlic and stir fry till the raw smell disappears.
3. add the capsicum and green chilies and stir fry till the capsicum is half cooked.
4. add black pepper & crushed schezuan pepper. pour the veg stock or water. add celery and stir.
5. add soy sauce, sugar, black pepper, red chilli powder and salt. simmer.
6. add cornflour paste. stir well and let the sauce thicken.
7. add the fried paneer cubes and simmer them in the sauce for 1-2 minutes.
8. garnish chilli paneer with spring onion greens and serve chilli paneer hot with veg fried rice.

Notes:

1. To make the sauce more thick, add some more cornflour paste.
2. If the sauce has become too thick, then add some veg stock or water to thin it down.