Paneer Manchurian

Paneer manchurian is traditionally an Indo-Chinese dish. It is an ideal for parties and can be served  with noodles or fried rice. There are various recipes for this dish .This recipe is truly awesome because it is very easy and quick to prepare ...

For Frying Paneer

250 grams paneer/cottage cheese
4 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp maida
½ tsp black pepper powder or white pepper
½ tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp sugar (optional)
½ tsp salt or add as required
3 tbsp oil

For the sauce

1.5 to 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
½ tbsp soy sauce or add as required
¼ tsp black pepper or white pepper
½ tsp any vinegar
½ tsp red chilli powder
¼ cup water
 2 tbsp spring onion whites
½ cup capsicum/bell peppers  (any color - red, green or yellow)
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
1 tsp finely chopped green chilies
1 to 2 tsp finely chopped celery (optional)
salt as required

Recipe

First chop the onions and bell pepper .Finely chop the ginger, garlic, green chilies and celery. Keep aside.

In a mixing bowl put paneer  .
Add ½ tsp red chili powder, ½ tsp black pepper powder, ½ tsp salt, maida and 2 tbsp corn starch.Gently toss and mix. Everything should be well mixed.

Heat oil in a pan . Fry the paneer . The oil should be medium hot.
Flip and pan fry so that all the sides get cooked evenly. Fry till the paneer are light golden. Drain it and keep aside.

 In the same pan , add ginger, green chilies, garlic and celery. Stir well on a medium flame then add chopped onions  and capscium. stir fry the veggies till the bell peppers are half cooked.

Add ½ tbsp soy sauce. add tomato ketchup. about 1.5 tbsp tomato ketchup is just sweet. For an extra sweetness, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup needs to be added. stir. You can also add about ½ tsp of sugar.

Then season with salt, red chili powder and black pepper. Add less salt as both soy sauce, tomato sauce already has salt in them.

In other bowl add ¼ cup water and make a paste of the remaining corn starch & spice powder mixture.

Add this corn starch paste to the cooking pan, Stir well and allow to simmer on a medium flame till the sauce thickens. About 1 to 2 minutes.

Once the sauce has thickened, add the  fried paneer .

Stir again very well so that the sauce coats the paneer cubes evenly.
Lastly add vinegar. Stir well and  Check the taste and add more salt, soy sauce, vinegar or black pepper if required.

Serve Paneer manchurian hot garnished with celery or some spring onion greens. You can also garnish with chopped coriander leaves or parsley.

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