Chilli Paneer

Chilli Paneer

Here is the exotic recipe, which is perfect for weekends.. You can prepare it in a jiffy. Best side dish for any fried rice or pulav.. There are many ways of preparing this recipe.. Following is my favorite one..

Here goes the recipe..

Ingredients: (Recipe For 2)

Paneer                 - 100gm   (Cottage Cheese)

Big Onion           - 1 

Capsicum            - 1

Tomato                - 1

Garlic Pods          - 5

Green Chilli         - 2

Tomato Sauce      - 1 tbsp

Chilli Sauce          - 1 tbsp

Soya Sauce           - 1 tbsp

Salt                       - As required

Oil                        - As required

For Marination:

Egg                               - 1/2

Ginger-Garlic Paste      - 2 tsp

Salt                                - As required

Pepper Powder              - 1 tsp

Corn Flour                     - 3 tbsp

Procedure:

• Cut Paneer into medium size chunks. Chop Big onion, capsicum and tomato into the same size as that of paneer. You can click here, for preparing paneer at home.
• Take a bowl. Add Egg, Ginger-Garlic paste. salt and pepper powder to it. Marinate paneer in that marination for about 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, add enough corn flour to coat the paneer and shallow fry in oil. I needed 3 tbsp corn flour. You can use as much you need.
• Chop finely Garlic and Green chillies.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and green chillies. 
• After the raw flavor goes off, add chopped onion.
• When the onions are little cooked, add capsicum.
• After some time add tomato.
• When everything is little cooked add in salt and all sauces.
• Add panner at last and cook in high flame for a minute and then switch off. 
• Serve it hot..
• Enjoy your sizzling chilli paneer.

Home made Paneer

Home Made Paneer

Paneer can be easily prepared at home. Its tastier and healthier when made at home.

Ingredients:

Milk                    - 500 ml
Lemon Juice       - 1- 1.5 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan.
2. After it boils add lemon juice. Add lemon juice when the milk is hot.
3. Milk will start curdling. Wait for 10 minutes. By this time whole milk would have get curdled.
4. The lemon juice specified would be enough for making the milk curdle. But if the milk dint curdle yet add some more lemon juice.
5. When the curdling is done, filter it using a strainer.
6. Transfer the curd to a cloth which can absorb water.. here in my case i have used a cotton cloth.
7. Squeeze out water, Tie the knot and hang on to a high place. leave it for 2 - 3 hours.
8. After that open the cloth. Kneed it well and cut into cubes.
9. Use as required.