Chilly Paneer

Volume

400g chilly paneer (4 people)

Ingredients

• 400g of paneer
• 4 tbsp maida
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 0.75 cups water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 4 dry red chilli
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic (6 cloves)
• 1 onion
• 1 capsicum
• 6 green chillis
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp green chilli sauce
• 2 tbsp maggi hot & sweet sauce
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp sugar

Other Requirements

• Tava (frying pan)
• Air fryer

Steps to Prepare

Fry the paneer

1. Chop the blocks of paneer into small cubes
2. Smaller cubes will remain crisp and capture flavour better (ideally smaller than picture)

3. Mix 4 tbsp of maida, 2 tbsp of cornstarch and 2 tsp of salt with 0.25 cups of water into a thick paste

4. Apply half of the maida, cornstarch paste on the paneer, toss around so that it is well covered

5. Add 0.5 tbsp of oil to the frying pan and fry the paneer for ~2 minutes on a low flame, till the paste begins to crisp a little bit
6. Take the paneer (paste should be fairly dry) and place in the air fryer

7. Run the air fryer for 10 minutes, with temperature initially at 200° C, and then at 140° C, after 5 minutes

Cook the gravy

1. Add 1.5 tbsp of oil to the tava, and add all the chopped vegetables (except garlic) to the tava

2. After the vegetables have begun to caramelize a little bit, add the garlic and reduce the flame

3. Add 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of green chilli sauce & 2 tbsp of maggi hot & sweet saucer

4. Add the remaining maida, cornstarch paste to the vegetables, and add 0.5 cups of water to allow a thick gravy to form

5. Add 1 tsp of red chilli powder and 2 tsp of sugar to the paste and mix
6. Add salt to taste and other sauces / spices as required, add water as required (without making the paste flowy)

7. Add the paneer and toss around for a few minutes, just for the flavour to sink in, and heat, without allowing it to lose crispness