When it comes to Indo-Chinese delicacies, there are plenty of them to choose from. These Indo-Chinese recipes are the perfect mix of Indian ingredients and Chinese flavor. They can be enjoyed with noodles, rice, or just like that as a snack. One of the popular recipes is chili chicken, but if one is a vegetarian, the chili paneer is a great alternative. Making chili paneer is quite easy and hassle-free, and does not require much cooking expertise. All one is some paneer, spring onions, and some good sauce from red chili sauce manufacturers.
Ingredients
- Paneer cubes- 2 cups
- Corn flour – 4 tbsp
- All-purpose flour – 2 tbsp
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oil
- Chopped garlic – 2tbsp
- Chopped ginger – 2tbsp
- Green chilies
- Spring onions
- Vinegar
- Red chili sauce
- Black pepper
Recipe
The recipe of the chilly paneer is pretty simple and non-time-consuming. One can easily make it anytime without much preparation. Most of the ingredients are easily found in the kitchen as one will not have to go to the supermarket of craving some chili paneer. The recipe of chili is divided into two parts. One, in which the paneer cubes will be prepped, and the second, in which the sauce will be prepared. This dish is mostly served dry, with a consistency of stir fry. However, one can make the sauce a slight bit thin and gravy likes to get a gravy chili paneer to be had with rice or noodles.
Making coated paneer
Before making the sauce one should prepare the paneer first. The step by step process of preparing the fried paneer is:
- Cut the paneer in small cubes of 1cm x 1cm.
- Now take a bowl and mix all-purpose flour, cornflour, salt, and pepper with a cup of water to make a slurry. The slurry should not be too thick or too thin.
- Now dip the paneer in the slurry properly.
- Heat the oil in the pan and fry the pieces of paneer till crispy.
- One can either pan fry the paneer or deep fry them.
- After frying the paneer, put them aside on a kitchen towel to strain excess oil.
Making sauce
After the paneer is fried, one should prepare the sauce. One can make the sauce thin or thick as per the need. The step by step process of preparing the chili paneer sauce is:
- Add oil to the pan.
- After the oil is heated, add ginger and garlic to the pan and sauté them lightly.
- After this, add the green chilies and white part of the spring onion and sauté them as well.
- Now add vinegar and red chili sauce from Madhav Fresh Foods into the pan and mix well.
- One can add some water and cornflour slurry to make gravy-like consistency.
- After the sauce is ready, add the paneer and coat it well.
- Serve and garnish with fresh spring onions.
Chili paneer is a versatile food that one can have for lunch or dinner with rice and noodles. Or, one can enjoy it hot and steaming for an afternoon snack.