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Chilli Paneer

Name: Chilli Paneer
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 300g Cottage Cheese (Paneer sub); 3 tbsp Potato Starch; 3 cloves Garlic; 15g Ginger; 2 Green Chili Pepper; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 1/2 Onion; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup; as needed Frying Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fried Indian fresh cheese stir-fried with chili and pepper — a popular vegetarian Indo-Chinese dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The vegetarian counterpart to Chilli Chicken. Given India's large vegetarian population, meat-free Indo-Chinese dishes have a rich repertoire of their own, and Chilli Paneer stands as a defining example.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A near-universal menu item at restaurants, especially valued in vegetarian-heavy India.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cottage Cheese (Paneer sub) 300g
Potato Starch 3 tbsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 15g
Green Chili Pepper 2
Green Bell Pepper 1
Onion 1/2
Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Tomato Ketchup 1 tbsp
Frying Oil as needed

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the cottage cheese into 2cm cubes, coat in potato starch, and shallow-fry until lightly golden.
Mince the garlic, ginger, and green chili; cut the green pepper and onion into bite-sized pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the garlic, ginger, and green chili until fragrant.
Add the onion and green pepper and stir-fry briefly.
Add the soy sauce and ketchup, then add the fried cheese and toss quickly to coat.
Once everything is combined, serve.

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