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Chilli Paneer Recipe (Air Fryer or Stove Top)

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Chilli Paneer / Paneer Chilli, most famous Indo-Chinese street style low calories appetiser. Recipe below has step wise pics and tips for both Stove Top and Air Fryer methods of frying the paneer.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack, Starter
Cuisine Chinese, Indian
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Wide Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Blender/ Spice Grinder/ Mixie.
  • 1 Frying pan (for stove-top method)
  • 1 Air-Fryer for air-fryer method
  • 1 Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Green Capsicum (diced)
  • 1 cup Red Capsicum (diced)
  • 1 cup Yellow Capsicum (diced)
  • 1 cup Onions (diced)
  • 3 tablespoons Spring Onion Greens (chopped)

For batter & frying:

  • 3 cups Paneer (cubes)
  • 2½ tablespoons Maida / Plain Flour
  • 2½ tablespoons Corn Flour
  • as per taste Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Red Chilli Paste
  • 1 cup Cooking Oil (for stove top method) 
  • No Need  "             " (for Air Fryer method)

For Base Sauce:

  • 5 tablespoons Cooking Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic
  • 4 count Green chillies
  • 1 tablespoon Crushed black peppercorn
  • 1 teaspoon Green chilli paste
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli paste
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Soya sauce light
  • 1 teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

Prep Work:

  • Gather all the ingredients at one place.
  • Cut the paneer and the onions, bell peppers into medium cube size pieces.
    Slit into length wise, the green chillies and spring onion greens.

To make the Batter:

  • In a mixing bowl add all these>>> corn flour, maida, salt, red chilli paste.
    Pour few tablespoons of water, and whisk thoroughly.
    Add the paneer pieces to the batter, coat them.

Frying Paneer on Stove Top:

  • Put a broad flat base frying pan on stove top under high flame. Pour the cooking oil (2 cups). Let it heat.
  • Gently turn the paneer to the other side. Let them fry on both sides. Takes 7 to 8 mins. Using tongs, remove them out onto a plate.

Frying Paneer in an Air Fryer:

  • Spread the parchment paper onto the air fryer mesh.
    Dip each paneer piece into the batter, place the paneer pieces on the paper. A bit far away from each other.
  • Close the air fryer. Set the mode to AIR FRYER, time to 12 mins, temperature to 200C/390F.
    Later open the air fryer lid, check the paneer pieces if not fried well you can set for 5 more mins, with same settings.

Making Chilli Paneer with base sauce:

  • Put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame. Add 5 tablespoons of oil.
    Add all these>> ginger, garlic, green chillies, red capsicum, green capsicum, yellow capsicum, onion pieces. Stir fry until the veggies turn little bit soft.
  • Now add all these to the pan>> soya sauce, red chilli sauce, green chilli sauce, tomato ketchup and crushed black pepper.
  • Gently mix up everything and let it be on flame for about 2-3 mins. Switch off the flame. Add the spring onion greens, mix. Serve. Done!!

Notes

Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS, TIPS.
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