SPICY CHILLI PANEER

I wanted to taste something really spicy. So, I surfed a few cooking blogs that I follow and found this amazing recipe. This is adapted from the cooking blog, Edible Garden.

Ingredients

serves 2

1.5 cups cubed paneer

1 bell pepper / capsicum

1 large onion

4 green chillies, slit

1 tsp minced ginger

1 tsp minced garlic

1 tbsp soya sauce

1 tsp green chilli sauce

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp cornflour + 3tbsp water (make a smooth paste)

Salt to taste

For the Marinade:

4 tbsp flour

3 tbsp corn flour / corn starch

2 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 tsp minced garlic

A pinch of salt

Water

How to make it

Make a thick paste (to the texture of a soup) with the ingredients for marinade. Dunk the paneer pieces in and let them soak in the marinade.

Add oil in a pan and shallow fry the paneer pieces, turning them over when the cooked sides are brown.

Drain and set aside.

In the same pan, add chopped onions, green chillies, and capsicum. Cook until the onions turn transparent.

Next, turn the flame to high and add soya sauce, green chilli sauce. Stir-fry on high for about 30 seconds and turn the flame to medium-low.

Add the fried paneer cubes and the cornflour-water paste. Taste and adjust salt . Stir and cook for another 3-4 mins until the sauce comes around and thickens due to the cornflour.

Serve it hot