easy schezwan paneer recipe | paneer schezwan | schezwan chilli paneer
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: indo chineese
Ingredients
for frying paneer:
- ½ cup maida / plain flour
- ¼ cup corn flour
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp schezwan sauce
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
- 11 piece paneer / cottage cheese
- oil for frying
other ingredients:
- 3 tsp oil
- 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 chill (slit)
- 4 tbsp spring onion (finely chopped)
- ¼ onion (finely chopped)
- ¼ capsicum (cube)
- 2 tbsp schezwan sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ¼ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and saute 2 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger and 1 green chilli on high flame.
- also, saute ¼ onion and 2 tbsp spring onion on high flame.
- further, add ¼ capsicum and continue to saute till they slightly change colour.
- additionally add 2 tbsp schezwan sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, ¼ tsp sugar and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well and saute for a minute.
- add cornflour slurry. to prepare corn flour water mix 2 tsp of corn flour with ¼ cup of water.
- give a good mix until the gravy slightly thickens and turns glossy.
- additionally, add fried paneer.
- mix gently making sure the sauce has coated well uniformly.
- finally, transfer schezwan paneer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped spring onions green. serve with fried rice.
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.