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    Home » Recipes » Chinese

    Indo Chinese Chilli Paneer Recipe (Dry and Gravy) - Step by Step

    Published: Dec 10, 2018 || Last updated: Jun 11, 2020 by Farrukh Aziz

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    Chilli Paneer is a lip smacking restaurant style spicy Indo Chinese recipe of paneer sautéed with chillies, peppers and sauces. Serve it as a Chinese paneer starters making dry version or as a main course by making gravy version of it. This will surely be the hit recipe you will ever make at home

    Close-up shot of Indo Chinese Chilli Paneer gravy served in an oval white plate

    When we hear the word Chinese, the very first thing that comes in our mind are the Chinese food that we see on streets.

    That unhygienic aroma of the junks, we crave for no matter how unhealthy it is. But, making the same thing at home has a lot of differences, like the ingredients you use are much more fresh and clean.

    Here, today on the blog is very delicious and lip smacking Indian Chinese style recipe of Chilli Paneer that can be made dry as well in a gravy form. I’ve tried the very same with everyone’s favourite and most loved Indian cottage cheese i.e. Paneer.

    Chilli Paneer dry is served as an Indo-Chinese starters whereas Chilli Paneer Gravy recipe as a main course dish. To make a vegan version, swap the paneer with tofu and you will have chilli tofu recipe ready for you.

    Spicy Chilli Paneer gravy served in a white oval plate with a pair of chopsticks

    Important Tips to make best Chilli Paneer Recipe in Restaurant style

    • Always shallow or deep fry the coated paneer for NOT more than a minute or two. Over cooking the paneer makes it chewy/rubbery
    • If you are serving chilli paneer dry as a starter/appetiser, then do not add any vegetable or chicken stock into the recipe
    • To make the chilli paneer gravy recipe, add vegetable or chicken stock as per the consistency of the gravy you like.
    • Adjust the amount of sauces and condiments as per you liking
    • I have not added onion cubes to the gravy recipe, but if you wish to, you can surely add few cubes onions while tossing the bell peppers. I prefer adding onion cubes when I want to serve it as an appetiser. Onion cubes when added for dry version gives great crunch and flavour along with bell peppers.
    • Here, in this recipe, I have used my homemade red chili garlic paste, you can use chilli sauce as well, but chilli paste gives better flavour to the dish.

    ∗ Furthermore, I individually like savour paneer dish without shallow or deep frying it, so I have used paneer as it in this dish. But, in the chilli paneer recipe method below, I have demonstrated it with coating and frying the paneer

    What to serve with Chilli Paneer Dry and Gravy?

    Paneer Chilli dry is usually served as a starters. But for gravy, pair it with nice hot steamed rice, noodles or fried rice of your choice. You can also serve chilli paneer on a sizzler plate with veggies, fried rice, noodles or fries.

    How to make Chilli Paneer Recipe (Dry and Gravy) - Step by Step

    In a bowl or plate, add ginger garlic paste, soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste and mix. Then, add paneer cubes and gently coat them with mixture. Now, add cornflour and dry coat the paneer gently.

    Coating the paneer cubes with sauces and flour for the making of chilli paneer.

    In a pan or wok, heat enough oil. Carefully, slide-in the coated paneer cubes and fry for a minute only on high flame. Take them out and place them on to an absorbent paper, set it aside.

    Frying the paneer cubes to make chilli paneer recipe.

    In a pan or a wok, heat oil. Add garlic and, green chilies, sauté for few seconds until aromatic

    Garlic and green chilies added in hot oil in a wok.

    Add bell peppers and toss on high for another 30 seconds

    Cubed bell peppers added in wok.

    Then, add red chili paste and soy sauce, vinegar  and toss well , season with salt and pepper.

    Sauces and chilli paste added in a wok.

    If you are making chilli paneer gravy recipe, then at this point, add vegetable stock and bring it to a boil for a minute or two. Add sugar and cornflour slurry, mix, cook for a minute or 2

    Corn flour slurry added in a wok.

    Then,  add paneer and toss

    Fried Paneer cubes added in a wok for the making of chilli paneer.

    Add spring onions, sesame seeds, sesame oil and mix.

    Sesame seeds, spring onions added in a wok to finish the Chilli Paneer dish.

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    Spicy Chilli Paneer gravy erved in a white oval plate with a pair of chopsticks
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    Chilli Paneer

    Be it as a Chilli Paneer dry or as a gravy - it is one of the most popular Indo Chinese recipe of Indian cottage cheese tossed with chillies, peppers and sauces in restaurant style.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indo Chinese
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 232kcal
    Author Farrukh Aziz

    Ingredients
     

    to fry paneer cubes

    • 200 grams paneer ( cut in ¾ inch cubes)
    • 1 ½ teaspoon soy sauce
    • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
    • Salt and pepper to taste

    to make chilli Paneer (dry and gravy)

    • 5-6 garlic (finely chopped)
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli paste
    • 2 teaspoons green chillies (finely sliced/slit)
    • ¼ cup capsicum (cubed)
    • ¼ cup bell peppers ((red & yellow), optional)
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons Spring onions greens ( for garnish)
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 2 teaspoons corn flour ( mixed with 3 tablespoons of water)
    • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar ( or normal vinegar)
    • ½ - ¾ cup vegetable stock (( needed only if you are making gravy))
    • Salt & pepper to taste
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 1 tablespoon Sesame oil
    • Sesame seed for garnish
    • Oil (to deep fry the paneer)
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    Instructions

    • In a bowl or plate, add ginger garlic paste, soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste and mix. Then, add paneer cubes and gently coat them with mixture. Now, add cornflour and dry coat the paneer gently.
    • In a pan or wok, heat enough oil. Carefully, slide-in the coated paneer cubes and fry for a minute only on high flame. Take them out and place them on to an absorbent paper, set it aside.
    • In a pan or a wok, heat oil. Add garlic and, green chilies, sauté for few seconds until aromatic
    • Add bell peppers and toss on high for another 30 seconds
    • Then, add red chili paste and soy sauce, vinegar  and toss well , season with salt and pepper.
    • If you are making chilli paneer gravy recipe, then add vegetable stock and bring it to a boil for a minute.
    • Add sugar and cornflour slurry, mix, cook for a minute or 2
    • Then, Add paneer and toss. Add spring onions, sesame seeds, sesame oil and mix.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 408mg | Potassium: 63mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 615IU | Vitamin C: 26.2mg | Calcium: 247mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    1. Sonali Hebbar

      June 30, 2020 at 10:41 am

      I have tried making Chili Paneer many times (literally so many times), but every time I somehow messed up the dish. I will try this recipe now exactly the way it says. I hope it turns out just like in the picture. Wish me luck. hehe. 🙂

      Reply
    2. Ruchita Das

      April 29, 2019 at 4:36 pm

      Ma'am, Generally I use onions while cooking chilli paneer. I saw that you have skipped onions. May I know why you haven't used onions in this recipe?

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz

        April 29, 2019 at 8:23 pm

        Hi Ruchita,
        Onion is the optional ingredient for the chilli paneer recipe, you can add or you can skip it as per the liking. I have written in the post that I am not adding it in this recipe but if you wish, you can surely go ahead.

        Regards.

        Reply
    3. Kavita Mishra

      December 10, 2018 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      I can keep gazing at the photo of this Chilli Paneer. I am bookmarking it as the steps looks do easy and very well explained. Thanks

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz

        December 11, 2018 at 10:04 am

        Thank you very much Kavita 🙂

        Reply
    4. Sherien Ramzan

      December 06, 2017 at 12:16 pm

      Looks absolutely delicious . Seriously, I am drooling over the stunning click Farrukh Ji. Surely I am gonna try this recipe soon.

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz

        December 06, 2017 at 2:47 pm

        Hey Shrerien,
        JazakAllah 🙂
        Do try and let me know how it turned out
        Regards
        Farrukh

        Reply

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