Chilli Paneer (Indo-Chinese Stir-Fry)
Chilli Paneer is a popular Indo-Chinese stir-fry — paneer cubes batter-coated with corn flour and shallow-fried, then tossed with bell peppers, spring onions, ginger, garlic, Thai red chillies, in a savoury-spicy sauce of soy sauce, red chilli sauce, and ketchup. A staple Indo-Chinese restaurant starter served as appetiser or with fried rice/Hakka noodles.
Ingredients
- Red Chilli Sauce (Extra Spicy - Indo-Chinese Grade) — 1 tsp (whole)
- Ginger — 2 tsp (chopped)
- corn flour — 1 tbsp (ground)
- Soy Sauce — 1 tbsp (whole)
- Sesame Oil — 1 tbsp (whole)
- Paneer (Smoked - North Specialty) — 200 g (whole)
- Tomato Ketchup — 1 tbsp (whole)
- red bell pepper — 0.25 cup (sliced)
- Garlic — 1 tsp (chopped)
- thai red chilli — 2 piece (ground)
- green bell pepper — 0.25 cup (sliced)
- Spring Onion — 0.5 cup (chopped)
- salt (optional) (whole)
Method
- To begin making Chilli Paneer, mix corn flour with a quarter cup of water to make a smooth slurry.
- Stir in the soy sauce, tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce and salt into the corn flour mixture and keep aside.
- Heat sesame oil in a wok or frying pan on high heat, add garlic, ginger, thai red chillies and spring onions, and stir fry for a few seconds until fragrant.
- Add the paneer cubes and stir fry on high heat for 2 to 3 minutes until lightly golden on the edges.
- Add the bell peppers and toss on medium heat until they turn slightly tender but still crunchy.
- Pour in the corn flour and sauce mixture, stirring continuously, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the paneer and peppers evenly.
- Garnish with the remaining spring onion greens and serve hot as a starter or with fried rice.
Common questions
- Chilli Paneer (Indo-Chinese Stir-Fry) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- चिली पनीर (इंडो-चाइनीज स्टिर-फ्राई) ko English mein Chilli Paneer (Indo-Chinese Stir-Fry) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Chilli Paneer (Indo-Chinese Stir-Fry) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 207 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 35 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.