Sweet chili paneer
Delicious sweet chili paneer, a perfect, no deep fry, party starter.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups Paneer
- 1 tbsp Corn flour
- 2 tblsp oil
- 2 tbsp onion
- 2 tbsp spring onion greens
- ½ capsicum
- 1 tsp Sesame seeds for garnishing
- Salt if needed
- For the sauce
- 3 tbsp chili sauce
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Add 2 cups paneer cubes in a bowl. I just took it out from the freezer and used it. No need to bring it to room temperature.
- Sprinkle 1 tbsp cornflour on this.
- Mix well and marinate for 5 mins.
- Let’s make the sauce now.
- In a bowl add 3 tbsp chili sauce or Siracha sauce, ½ tbsp soy sauce, 4 cloves garlic finely chopped, 2 tbsp orange juice and 1 tsp sugar.
- Mix well everything.
- The sauce is ready. Keep it aside.
- In a pan add 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Place the paneer pieces on it.
- Stir fry till golden brown. Carefully turn it on all sides.
- Take out and keep aside.
- Add finely chopped spring onions. Keep the spring onion green aside.
- Saute for a minute and add ½ capsicum cut into cubes.
- Saute for a minute.
- Add the sauce to the pan. Mix well.
- Add the paneer cubes to this.
- Mix gently.
- Cook for a minute and switch off the flame.
- Garnish with spring onion greens.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds.
- Sweet chili paneer ready.
Notes
Paneer can be replaced with tofu.
2. If you want to make the Chili paneer spicier you can add 1-2 chopped green chili along with the capsicum.
2. If you want to make the Chili paneer spicier you can add 1-2 chopped green chili along with the capsicum.
