Usually hubby dear is not so enthusiastic about paneer dishes, complaining that it is very bland for his taste buds. So I made this dish very hot and spicy. I believe that he enjoyed both the paneer and the green chillies very much this time.
After Kothamalli Channa Curry became a run away hit in my home which I successfully managed to convert into a vegetarian side dish, originally a Non- Veg fare that I saw on T.V, I started thinking of ways to convert non-vegetarian dishes to suit our Vegetarian palate. This is another attempt in converting one such chicken dish.
Chilli Paneer
You’ll need:
For Marination:
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Paneer, cubed
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250 gms
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Ginger
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1 inch piece
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Garlic
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4 cloves
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Green chilli
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3
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Dark soy sauce
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1 tsp
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Red chilli powder
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1 1/2 tsp
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Vinegar
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1 1/2 tsp
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Corn flour
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3 tbsp
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Salt
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2 pinch
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For the Sauce:
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Onions
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2
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Green chilli
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10
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Capsicum / bell pepper
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1
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Ginger
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1 inch piece
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Garlic
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8 cloves
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Spring onions
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6 stalks
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Tomato sauce
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3 tbsp
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Red chilli sauce
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3 tbsp
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Vinegar
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1 tbsp
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Dark soy sauce
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1 ½ tbsp
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Sugar
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1 tsp
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Corn flour
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1 tbsp
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Oil
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5 tbsp
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Salt
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To taste
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Method:
For the marinade:
Grind green chilli, ginger and garlic to a fine paste. Transfer to a bowl and to this paste add dark soy sauce, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well. Add the paneer cubes and toss well. Let it rest for half an hour.
Now add the vinegar to the marinade and toss well. Sprinkle the corn flour and toss gently making sure that all the paneer cubes are coated well. Let this again rest for 10 – 15 mins.
To cook Paneer:
In a big skillet heat 2 tbsp of oil and arrange the marinated paneer cubes in a single layer. Shallow fry for few minutes or till all the sides are golden brown. Remove and keep it aside.
For the Sauce:
Heat the remaining oil in a wok or a thick pan. Add the finely chopped ginger, garlic and sauté for a minute. Now add sliced onion, slit green chilies and the spring onions whites and cook till they soften a bit over high flame. Next goes in the sliced capsicum and cook for another minute. Add the fried paneer cubes at this stage and toss well for 2 more mins.
Whisk together tomato sauce, dark soy sauce, red chilli sauce, vinegar, sugar and salt to a smooth consistency. Add this to the pan and cook over high heat stirring till the onion and paneer cubes are coated well with the sauce.
Dissolve corn flour in ½ cup of water and add this to the pan. Cook till the sauce thickens and coats everything nice and well.
Take off stove and finally add the chopped spring onion greens. Toss well and serve hot as a side dish to this Chinese Egg Noodles or any rotis.
Notes:
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Adjust the sauces according to your taste.
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Add more water if you want more sauce.
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You can use boneless chicken pieces to convert this into chilli chicken by following the same recipe.
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This is off to my CBB Series ~ Chinese Cuisine.
I can have that whole bowl as a meal by itself–that’s how much I love Paneer.Looks absolutely delicious!
Looks delicious….love this anytime..:)
was just now at ur burgur dish and was loving it- this dish is truly making me salivate ! yummmm
Lovely Radhika..I ate this once at my friends place and since then have been craving for this…yum.
wow..what a colourful recipe.. lovely presentation.
Yum yum,looks so delicious..flavorful and yummy
love this chilli paneer
Mmmmm…i use to make this with chicken…interesting with paneer…looks so yummy n mouth watering here..
Awesome looking Chili Paneer. Loved the clicks.
Deepa
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The paneer looks spicy and inviting!!!
Perfect with some fried rice..
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Looks delicious. Will give this a try soon. Different from what I made.
Yummy and spicy…nice clicks..
wow!!! that looks delicious:)
super clicks!!
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Spicy & yummy, delicious.
yummy paneer..absolutely delicious..
Can I get some, looks mouth watering 🙂
looks fabbbb…drooling asusual
Chili panner looks so tempting..Nice clicks..
very juicy and delicious paneer dish.
OMG… What a tempting recipe.. lovely presentation dear..
wow i ove these perfectly coated paneer in the sauce…..nice presentation as well
thx for the invitatn but i think i am late as we had time till 15th june only
They look very tasty this recipe with chile … bssssMARIMI
Hmmm .. yummy .. drooling .. lovely Radhika.
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Looks mouthwatering & droolworthy!!!!
Prathima Rao
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Chilly paneer looks simply out of the world, fingerlicking dish for the sure..
yummy yummy 🙂 Tempting chilli paneer 🙂
absolutely lip smacking
Beautifully present chili paneer. The curry looks totally delicious!
perfect recipe to tickle our palate. beautifully made.
Looks delicious and so so tempting..nice and easy recipe thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Radhika for dropping by and for the sweet comment !!
I’ll have to try this soon- it looks too tempting!
This looks delicious! lovely pics!
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