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Restaurant Style Chili Paneer Recipe

Chili paneer is a popular Indo-Chinese dish. Here is a simple and instant recipe to make authentic restaurant-style chili paneer that you will love. Try it today.
Servings 3
Calories 211kcal
Author Siddhi Panchal

Ingredients

  • 250 gm Cottage cheese chopped in cube shape
  • 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp Cornflour
  • 1 tbsp Black Pepper powder
  • Salt to Taste
  • 1 Medium size Onion chopped in cube shape
  • 1 Medium size Capsicum chopped in cube shape
  • 2-3 Spring Onion
  • 1/2 Tbsp Red chili powder soaked in 1/2 Tbsp water
  • 1 Tbsp Chili sauce
  • 1 inch ginger Finely chopped
  • 5-6 Finely garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 Tbsp Green chili sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1/2 Tsp Chili flakes
  • 2 Green chili
  • 1 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tbsp Cornflour
  • Salt to Taste

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, add maida and cornflour, ½ tbsp black pepper powder, salt to taste, and mix the dry ingredients together.
  • Then add the cubes of paneer and toss the bowl to coat the paneer from all sides.
  • Next, we shift the coated paneer into another bowl.
  • Take another bowl with water. With the help of a fork dip the paneer in the water and drop it in the same bowl of flour, ensure it coats well.
  • Time to fry the paneer. On medium flame once the pan is hot add oil.
  • As the oil heats up gently add the coated paneer in the oil for deep frying.
  • When the paneer turns light golden, take it on a kitchen towel-lined plate.
  • Take another pan and add 2 tbsp oil.
  • Once the oil is hot add the chopped ginger, garlic, and then mix, now add spring onion, chopped onion, capsicum, and green chili.
  • Cook vegetables for 1 to ½ minutes on medium flame and add salt to taste.
  • In the cornflour add two spoons of water.
  • When vegetables are cooked on the medium flame add the chili flakes, black pepper powder, red chili sauce, Red chili powder soaked in water, green chili sauce, soya sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, and lemon juice and now bring together all ingredients by mixing well for ½ minutes.
  • Next, pour in cornflour paste then mix all the ingredients and cook on full flame.
  • Although, the gravy is ready but at this stage you can add ¼ cup water to thin the gravy. You can add the water according to your liking and mix it well.
  • Once the gravy is simmering add the fried cheese and mix them together.
  • Next, cook it for a minute or two so that the cheese absorbs the gravy flavors.
  • After 2 minutes sprinkle the chopped spring onion and give it a stir
  • The chili paneer is ready to eat.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 860mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg