Chilli paneer gravy is one of the most delicious Indo Chinese food. It has two versions – dry and gravy. Both dishes are excellent but this chilli paneer gravy is more enjoyable with roti & rice. Most food lovers have definitely tried this awesome dish at a restaurant but trying this food at home will always give you a lot of happiness.
Non-vegetarians people & chilli paneer gravy
Though non-vegetarians will always go for chilli chicken instead of this paneer dish. But if you want to try something similar in vegetarian food then this one should be your first option. Gravies of both dishes are almost the same by ignoring the basic taste difference between paneer or chicken. I mean there be a shine in chilli chicken due to melted fat of chicken and a strong aroma of chicken in your chicken based dish. But for vegetarian people, this mouthwatering chilli paneer gravy is really something special.
Paneer dishes here in Kolkata
Though I am a non-vegetarian but still paneer is my all time favorite. Even paneer is not as popular here in Kolkata or West Bengal as it is in Northern Indian states. Here people rarely make paneer based dishes at home. There are so many people in West Bengal who do not like paneer. Actually, unlike North India here most people are non-vegetarian. So they prefer fish, chicken, meat, egg etc over paneer.
Chilli paneer gravy & me in Delhi
But I have developed my taste as I was living in Delhi for years. I tried paneer based dishes at various restaurants at Narela, kamlanagar, Keshavpuram, Pitampura, Rohini, Kirti Nagar, Ramesh Nagar etc. My favorite dhaba was at Narela to Holambi connecting road near DSIDC. I loved paneer do pyaza, shahi paneer, paneer masala, kadai paneer, at that road side dhaba. Awesome food at lowest cost were available there.
Restaurant like chilli paneer gravy at home
Okay, coming to this chilli paner gravy dish, I would first say I love this dish with butter naan but sometimes I prefer this with matar rice or jeera rice too. Though it is not that easy to make at home, particularly it is difficult to bring restaurant like taste at home. But if you follow this chilli panerr gravy step by step instructions then you can easily make similar restaurant like chilli paneer gravy at home too.
Chilli paneer gravy step by step recipe
- 200gm paneer
- 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ½ inch ginger, paste
- 1 small onion paste + 1 small onion, cut into 4 pieces, separate layers
- 1 medium size capsicum, cut into small square size pieces
- 1 small tomato, paste
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1.5 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 green chillies, finely chopped
- 2 tsp soya sauce
- 1.5 tsp vinegar
- 1.5 tsp corn flour
- ⅔ cup water
- Salt as needed
- Oil as needed
- 1.5 tsp corn flour
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- Salt as needed
- ½ tbsp water
- Cut paneer into medium size pieces
- Mix all ingredients for preparing the batter and make a smooth consistent batter
- Dip paneer into the batter and deep fried those paneer pieces till outer surface turns to light brown
- Now take all fried paneer into a bowl and heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a kadai
- Then add garlic pieces, saute then add ginger paste
- Cook till raw aroma goes away, now add onion paste & salt
- Stir & fry till it releases oil then add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and mix
- Now add tomato paste and cook till it almost dried up then add soya sauce, vinegar and mix those properly
- Then add capsicum & onion pieces and cook till raw aroma goes away and capsicum & onion pieces become soft
- Now add water and boil for next 2-3 mins
- Then add fried paneer and mix with all other ingredients
- In a small bowl mix warm water & corn flour, pour it over gravy & stir continuously
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