Paneer chili
I have tasted Paneer many times in restaurants, but had never tried cooking it at home. When I got recipe requests for Paneer chili and Paneer 65, I bought a pack of Paneer from Indian store here. I made Paneer chili and it was simply superb.
When I searched for Paneer chili, I got many recipes asking for deep frying of Paneer. I wanted to make non-deep fried version. So I followed Shynee’s Mashroom chili recipe with few changes. The final product was simply amazing. Even my husband who does not like Paneer, loved this dish.
Ingredients:
1 cup Paneer chopped into cubes
3-4 green chilies
1 tea spn soya sauce
1 tea spn tomato ketchup
1/2 tea spn ginger-garlic paste
1/2 cup onions slices
1/2 cup capsicum slices
1 tbl spn oil
2-3 strands coriander leaves
Salt
Method:
Heat oil and fry the Paneer cubes till they turn slightly brownish. Take them out.
In the remaining oil, add ginger-garlic paste and onions. Fry till onions turn translucent. Add capsicum, slitted green chilies and fry till they become soft. Add soya sauce, tomato ketchup, salt and Paneer. Mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot as a starter.
Serves: 2
Preparation time : 15mins
hi!!!!!!!
this is a gd recipe…. it turned out well….i wonder if u can help me with some quick gravy that can be had with khichdi or pulav……….i was used to making dahi kadhi ,but now since we have moved to stay in a very cold region ,making of curds at home is not possible as it takes two to three days to set home made curds and then it s taste is not appealing.
thanks ,
Meghna
Shipa,
This s the first time am visiting the site and this the first recipe which i ve tried in my kitchen with reference of a site.Wow, its mind blowing experience for me dear.Thnx a lot for sharing this recipe.
I will be very thankful to you if u could post Panneer Matar masala.once again a big thnx for u.
Regds,
Sumi
Shipa,
This s the first time am visiting the site and this the first recipe which i ve tried in my kitchen with reference of a site.Wow, its mind blowing experience for me dear.Thnx a lot for sharing this recipe.
I will be very thankful to you if u could post Paneer Matar masala.once again a big thnx for u.
Regds,
Sumi
Hi Shilpa
this is really very nice receipe.
will try.
thanks
shilpajeee ..
thnx for the easy recipe …. it makes life easier u see ..
trying to help wifey with the food department .. and this one did wonders u wont believe
thnx again
Yet to try but looks good.
What I do is add a teaspoon of cornflour mixed in about 3 tablespoons of water and allow to thicken when still cooking. This gives some tangy gravy. I also use finely chopped ginger and garlic instead of the paste. It adds tothe crunchy taste.
Shilpa:
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. It was very good.
Thanks
Latha
Hi Shilpa,
I appreciate your efforts for sharing the recipes. Paneer chilly is one of my favorite dishes. I make it in a similar way as you have shown. I like to add a few methi seeds and cumin seeds to the oil before adding the garlic and ginger paste. May be you can try it sometime and let me know whether you liked it.
Every time I make any paneer dish, instead of deep frying the paneer I just put the paneer on a greased microwave safe plate and micro wave it on high for 5mins with a 10sec break after each minute. Just run this under cold water and paneer will taste as good as deep fried……….:-)
Paneer chilli recipe is v nice and simple to follow, v quick and time saving. Thanks for showing ways to keep husband’s taste buds happy
Hi Shilpa,
tried this too and LOVED it !!!
thanks again …
Nice Recipe…….. Will try dis recipe soon…….
shilpa..
i tried this recipe and it came out very well.. my husband loved it.. Thanks for sharing.. Btw do you have recipes for authentic ayengar bakery items..
i miss all those snacks here..
I AM A LOVER OF PANNER ITEMS. WHEN I VISITED PATIALA I HAD CREAM PANNER AT A RESTAURANT CALLED “CHAWAL’S “. I TRIED TO MAKE THE SAME DISH AT HOME BUT I COULD NOT GET THE TASTE. CAN YOU PLS SEND ME THE RECIPE FOR THE SAME.
Hi!! i tried this yesterday and it was just superb! Great work ! keep it up!
No more Paneer Manchurian at home after this. Way to go!
Will experiment with gobi and aloo too.
i love your recepies.
simple , tasty and hot ! !
YOU R THE BEST
I make this dish the almost the same way except for frying the paneer.
I just heat my tava and put the paneer , the fat in the paneer browns it really well.
My mama does it this way to cut any extra fat ..
Just thought I would share it with you..
Thanks
I am sure its yummy…and so easy.
I think adding spring onions will enhance this dish even further…I am surely gng to try it.
I wondered shilpa, how did coriander go with soya sauce flavour? Let me know..that’s sounds big time fusion for me…
cheers
anupama
Shilpa: You can try it Anupama. I liked the flavors.
hi there,
thanxs a bunch for this recipe. i love paneer and was a bit fed-up with palak paneer so ur chili paneer recipe was heaven sent. i made it yesterday n it came out fantastic, nice n pungent. the only adjustment i made was- i fried the onions, ginger-garlic,soya sauce,ketchup,capsicum etc.. first n kept it aside. when my hubby n i were ready to eat i fried the paneer for 3 mins n added them to the onion-capsicum mixture on fire for 3mins . we ate the dish after 20-25 mins n the paneer was still soft. i absolutely loved it. so all u guys who hv a problem with paneer getting hard try my way maybe it will help!
-thanxs for the recipe.
These are great reciepies.. i am trying your style phulkas today..
I stay in canada where we do not get Paneer, how can we modify this to Tofu?. I am going to try replacing panner with Tofu as is.. let us see how this turns up!.
Please do post any tofu reciepies..
hi,
thanks a lot. Online learn paneer chilli veg. and cook at home.
its testy and spicy.
Hi Shilpa,
Nice Recipe
I really loved the receipes! Will try it out!Im a pure veg-n wanted how to make eggless cakes!Thanks for that.Ive been gifted a microwave oven, but i dont know what all i can make-will start with the cake!
bye aditi
I tried preparing almost all receipes. Some were tasty and some not much. I want u should help out in other various receipes.
Thank u.
I usually make Paneer Mattar (Peas). I am going to try your recipe. When I try to fry the Paneer with little oil, water oozes out of the paneer while frying it in oil. Are there any precautions to be taken while frying Paneer in oil.
hi,
i lately discovered this website…had i known about it during the first few months after marriage…my hubby would’nt have suffered!i am very fond of cooking and trying out new recipes but was looking at websites that were’nt offering great ones…i heard about your website from my friend and i tried out paneer chilli yesterday and it was a big hit!my hubby loved it..i am looking forward to trying more of your recipes…thank you!
Easy and nice tasty recipe.
for a low fat version try chilli tofu!
very good excellent
hi shilpa,
this looks like a very quick receipe of paneer. my husband ,amit loves paneer and i tried this receipe. he was very happy.
thnks and keep writingg
sakshi
hi shilpa
i tried your chilli paneer and i tried the same recipe with tofu.Both results were excellent.just wanted to let you know.looking forward for more yummy recipes
sindhu
Hi,
I prepared this recently it came out very well thanks a lot
Shilpa, I made this yesterday and turned out awesome.
It was a delicious evening snack yesterday for us.
Thanks for the recipe.
Hey Shilpa,
First of all we want to thank you for this awesome blog that you have here!
My husband is a big fan of yours & he wants to meet you some day
He was the one to introduce me to your blog. He used to live in Florida for 3 yrs & has relied on your receipes since then. I have no complains as he loves to cook & thanks to your receipes i am treated with great food at times!
Now we are in Oxford, MS we still havent stopped checking your blog!
Your maaps are perfect! We dont have to make any changes which we do for other receipes.
Thanks agan!
TC (hope to meet you sometime)
Regards,
Kartick & Shilpa Shirur
Why paneer some times feels dry??? test less???
I tried this recipe today..was yummy!!My hubby liked it..Thanks!!
thanks for the recipe. i tried making and it came out real gud!! now i try the similar recipe with different veggies, i have also shared the recipe with a couple of my frens. they all did try and loved it.
Nice one !!!!
i liked ……………..Will try it.