Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, Paneer Garlic Recipe | Pepper Garlic Paneer Fry - Quick Starter is a vegetarian indian street food starters made with paneer, pepper powder, and salt in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: starters
  • Cuisine: indian street food

Ingredients

  • 20 pieces paneer
  • ½ tsp pepper powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp corn flour
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 3 chilli (slit)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp spring onion
  • ½ onion (petals)
  • ½ capsicum (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp chilli sauce
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 tbsp corn flour slurry
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a plate take 20 pieces paneer, ½ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp corn flour.
  2. Mix well, ensuring the flour is evenly coated on the paneer.
  3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the paneer.
  4. Fry till the paneer turns golden and crispy. Keep aside.
  5. In the same oil, add 5 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger and 3 chilli. Stir fry.
  6. Also add ½ onion and 2 tbsp of spring onion, and sauté well.
  7. Now add ½ onion and ½ capsicum, and stir-fry until the vegetables turn crunchy.
  8. Add an additional 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of chilli sauce, 2 teaspoons of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, ½ teaspoon of pepper, and ½ teaspoon of salt.
  9. Cook until the sauces are well combined.
  10. Add ¼ cup of water and bring to a boil.
  11. Add in fried paneer, few curry leaves and 2 tbsp spring onion. Mix until the sauces are well-coated.
  12. Finally, enjoy Garilc Pepper Paneer Recipe as a starter.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.