Paneer Chilli

Name: Paneer Chilli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 5 medium tomatoes; 250 g panir; 1.5 tbsp ginger paste; 1.25 tbsp garlic paste; 5 spring onions; 4 tsp cornflour; 1.25 tsp black pepper; 1.5 tsp salt; 4 tsp cooking oil; 2.25 tsp hot sauce; 1 cup water; 2 tsp panir

Tomatoes and panir cooked in a pan and spiced with ginger for a South Asian dish. Finish with grated panner.

40 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · 40 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Mix cornflour, salt, black pepper and hot sauce in a cup of water to prepare paste. Heat oil in a heavy non-stick skillet.
2
Add ginger and garlic pastes and stir-fry for a minute or two, until the raw smell of the paste is gone.
3
Add the spring onion and stir-fry for a minute. Add the tomato puree and cook for a minute.
4
Add the cornflour-water paste, stirring as you add it in, and cook on low flame. Cover with a lid and allow to cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
5 min
5
Remove from flame and mix well (you will notice the paste has become thicker due to the presence of cornflour and of a beautiful brown colour has appeared).
6
Add the paneer cubes and stir them in lightly, being careful not to break them. Garnish with 2 tsp grated panner.
7
Serve hot with fried rice or plain rice for a beautiful lunch you will remember FOREVER!