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Chilli Paneer Fry

Chilli paneer recipe without deep frying paneer
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gm Paneer
  • 3 nos Onion
  • 2 nos Tomato
  • 1 no Tomato for paste
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 8 nos Garlic
  • 1 no Capsicum
  • 3 nos Green Chilly
  • or
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Pepper powder
  • 3 tbsp Oil or Ghee
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cut paneer in to 1 inch cubes.
  • Heat oil or ghee in a non stick tawa and add paneer to it.
  • When the paneer starts becoming pale yellow in color add salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder and heat again till all paneer cubes turn to pale yellow color.
  • Keep the paneer aside and make paste with 1 tomato, ginger and garlic without adding water.
  • Heat oil or ghee in the pan again and fry onion.
  • Fry in high flame for ten minutes and after that add the finely chopped green chilly, capsicum and tomato.
  • Fry for another ten minutes and then add salt and turmeric powder to it.
  • Heat for 5 minutes in medium flame.
  • Add the tomato,ginger garlic paste to it, mix well and heat for 5 minutes.
  • Add the paneer cubes kept aside and fry until it becomes completely dry.
  • Notes :- This dish is a simpler version of chilly paneer where we dont ve to use sauce or vinegar.
  • :- If you prefer it to be more spicy you may add one tsp pepper powder at last and heat for 5 minutes.
  • :- Adding pepper powder while frying paneer gives a special flavour to the dish.
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