Chilli Paneer Recipe / Chilli Paneer Dry Recipe / Easy Chilli Paneer Recipe

Chilli Paneer Recipe is a vegetarian Indo-Chinese starter. Chilli Paneer is a mild spicy recipe, in which the soft paneer cubes are deep fried and sautéed in the blend of sauces along with some vegetables.  I rarely make these kinda starter at home and kids have been asking for Chilli Paneer long time, Then checked my blog that I haven't posted the recipe yet, so to full fill both my kids & my blog prepared this Easy & Tasty Chilli Paneer few days back. 

And while editing the videos only noticed that I by mistake some of the clips/recipe procedure was not captured. You can't redo after the work has done right?! Also, it gonna take long time to make the chilli paneer again. So managed with titles, hope its not confusing to follow the recipe. 

Chilli Paneer Recipe
Prep Time : 5 Minutes | Resting Time :  10 minutes
Cook Time :  15 minutes + 10 minutes.
Serves    2

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Ingredients
For Marination

1. Paneer, cut into cubes   250 gm
2. Ginger Garlic Chilli Paste     1 tsp 
3. Soy Sauce     1/2 tsp
4. Salt     1/4 tsp
5. Pepper Powder    1/4 tsp 

For Batter

1. Corn Flour     3 tbsp
2. Maida/All purpose Flour    3 tbsp
3. Water    1/2 cup or less

For Chilli Paneer

1. Sesame Oil      1 tbsp
2. Garlic     1 tsp (finely chopped)
3. Ginger 1/2 tsp(finely chopped)
4. Dry Red Chilli    2 no. (broken)
5. Kashmiri Red chilli powder    1/2 tsp 
6. Onion    1/4 cup (diced
7. Green Bell Pepper     1/4 cup (diced)
8. Spring Onion, whites    2 bulb(finely chopped)
9. Spring Onion green  for garnishing(finely chopped)
10. Red Chilli Sauce    1 Tbsp
11. Red Chilli Paste  2 tsp
12. Soy Sauce     1& 1/2  tsp
13. Corn Flour Slurry    1 Tbsp
14. Water  2 Tbsp
15. Salt  to taste

Corn Flour Slurry : Add 1 tsp corn flour in 1-2 Tbsp water and use it in the recipe. 

Method

• Cut paneer into small cubes and take it in a bowl, to it add soy sauce, ginger garlic paste, salt, pepper powder and mix everything well and keep aside for 10 minutes.
• And then prepare batter using corn flour, maida and water and keep ready.
• After 10 minutes, heat oil in a kadai to deep fry paneer pieces. when oil is heated, dip each piece in batter then drop in hot oil and fry till paneer cubes turn golden brown and crisp.
• And remove the fried paneer using slotted laddle and drain excess oil in a paper towel.
• Do repeat the same for all the paneer. Now the paneer pieces are ready to make chilli paneer.
• And then heat oil and sesame oil in a pan, add chopped garlic, broken red chilli and fry for few seconds.
• Then add finely chopped ginger, white part of green onion  and saute for few seconds then add diced onion and capsicum/bell peppers and saute for a minute.
• After that add Red chilli sauce, Chilli paste, soy sauce, enough salt, kashmiri chilli powder and stir fry in medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
• Then add 1 tbsp of corn flour slurry mix well & If you feel dry add 1 tbsp water and stir well.
• And now add the fried paneer pieces and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Once the paneer cubes get nicely coated with the sauces switch off the stove. 
• And lastly add finely chopped spring onion green.
• That's it...Spicy & Yummy Chilli Paneer Dry ready. Serve hot as a starter or with Fried Rice.

Other Paneer Recipes to try..

• Paneer Potato Masal Roast
• Paneer Kati Roll
• Veg Paneer Chapathi Roll
• Paneer Mutter Masala
• Quick Paneer Sabzi
• Carrot Paneer Kheer