Piquant Paneer Manchurian

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:10:54 GMT

After a really long time, I got to experiment in the kitchen and here is the recipe for Paneer Manchurian (dry) - my style. My style 'coz it contains no garlic and a lot of other regular ingredients have been substituted.

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 gm - cut into pieces 1/2" X 1/2" X 1" (size matters, keep it small so it blends well with the paste, is easy to handle and gets baked well)
Corn Flour - 3 tbsp
Maida - 4 tbsp
Onion - 1/2 - finely chpopped
Coriander - 1 tsp - finely chopped
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - per taste
Soya sauce - 3 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Tomato Sauce - 3 tsp
Chillies - 3 - finely chopped
Ginger paste - 2 tbsp
Water
Oil - 2 cups

Procedure
Preparing the Paneer
Mix the pieces of paneer with 1 tbsp of ginger paste and leave aside for 10 minutes

Making the paste
Mix maida, corn flour, salt, chilli powder and ginger paste to form a thick paste
Dip the paneer pieces in the paste such that the paste covers paneer on all sides uniformly
Deep fry the paneer pieces in oil and keep aside

The final touch
In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil
Add deep fried paneer, onion, chillies, soya sauce, vinegar and tomato sauce and mix well
Simmer for 2 minutes
Garnish with coriander and serve hot

If you happen to prepare this, I'd love to know how it turned out. Please write back.

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Piquant Paneer Manchurian