Paneer Chilli Fry

In the mood for posting starter recipes, here I am with this Indo- Chinese starter that is a favourite for many. As the name suggests it has paneer and green peppers along with the spiciness of green chillies.

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 2

Ingredients

Paneer cubes - 1 cup
Green Pepper / Capsicum - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 2 slit vertically
Onion - 1 large chopped finely
Ginger - 1 tbsp chopped finely
Garlic - 1 1/2 tbsp chopped finely
Spring onion greens - 1/4 cup chopped finely
Salt - To taste
Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
Vinegar - 1/2 tbsp
Chilli Sauce - 1 tbsp
Oil  - for frying
Oil - 1 tbsp


For the marinade

Maida - 1 tbsp
Cornflour - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Water - as required


Procedure

1. Prepare a marinade for the paneer by mixing the maida, cornflour, salt, pepper powder, chilli powder, and water to the consistency of dosa batter.
2. Add the cubed paneer pieces to the marinade and let rest for 10 minutes. The marinade should coat the paneer cubes evenly, if not add a little of plain flour till the right consistency is reached.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry the paneer in batches to avoid overcrowding and stickiness. Drain on a tissue for a minute
4. Meanwhile, heat oil in a kadai, add the onions, ginger, garlic, chillies, half the spring onion greens, and saute well over a high flame for two minutes
5. After two minutes, add the soy sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce, coat well and add the green pepper cubes and quickly mix once till uniformly coated. 
6. Add the fried paneer and toss to coat the paneer with the sauce evenly. Adjust salt to taste
7. Serve immediately garnished with the remaining spring onion greens