Chilli Paneer-Gravy

Chilli Paneer Gravy

Chilli Paneer-Gravy Recipe is an Indo-Chinese dish, especially enjoyed as an evening snack or starter in its dry form. Today, I am sharing the gravy version. For the gravy, I use a cornflour-water mixture to give it a delicious, thick consistency. Iโ€™m sure you will love this form of chilli paneer, especially when served with fried rice or chowmein.

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Chilli Paneer Gravy

Recipe by Vipasha
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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main, StarterCuisine: Indo-Chinese
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Calories

183

kcal
Total time

40

minutes

This Chilli Paneer Gravy is a fried cottage cheese cubes toasted in a sweet, sour atangy sauce. Can have main course dish or side dish both.

Ingredients

Directions

  • Dice cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅ€เคฐ). Chop spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ€ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเคœ), ginger (เค…เคฆเคฐเค•), and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Slice capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš). Slit green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ€ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš). Dissolve 1 tbsp. cornflour (เค•เคพเคฐเฅเคจ เคซเฅเคฒเฅ‹เคฐ) in water. Keep aside.
  • In a bowl mix diced cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅ€เคฐ), ยฝ tsp. black pepper (เค•เคพเคฒเฅ€ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš) powder, 2 tbsp. cornflour (เค•เคพเคฐเฅเคจ เคซเฅเคฒเฅ‹เคฐ) and salt as per taste.
  • Deep fry this coated cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅ€เคฐ) till done, donโ€™t golden brown. Keep aside.
  • Heat sesame (เคคเคฟเคฒ) oil in heavy base pan and add chopped spring onions (เคนเคฐเฅ€ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเคœ); sautรฉ till spring onions (เคนเคฐเฅ€ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเคœ) become translucent.
  • Now add chopped ginger (เค…เคฆเคฐเค•), garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) and sautรฉ till raw aroma goes away.
  • After that add sliced capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš) slit green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ€ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš). Sautรฉ till capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš) half cooked.
  • Add crushed black pepper (เค•เคพเคฒเฅ€ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš), celery (เค…เคœเคตเคพเค‡เคจ) and pour water in it. Mix well.
  • Add soy sauce, pinch of sugar, ยฝ tsp. black pepper (เค•เคพเคฒเฅ€ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš) powder, red chilli (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเคš) powder and salt as per taste. Cook simmers for 2 minutes.
  • Add cornflour (เค•เคพเคฐเฅเคจ เคซเฅเคฒเฅ‹เคฐ) water in this mixture, mix well and cook till gravy thickens.
  • Add fried cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅ€เคฐ) and cook simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Garnish with chopped green part of spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ€ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเคœ) and serve hot with fried rice or chowmin.

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