Ingredients

• 500 g - paneer (cottage cheese)
• few drops red colour
• 2 tbsp - corn flour
• oil for deep frying
• For the Sauce:
• 2 to 3 tbsp - oil
• 1.5 tbsp - coarsely ground garlic
• 2 to 3 tsp - soya sauce
• 2 tsp - white vinegar
• 3 green chillies (slit)
• 3 dry red chillies (broken)
• 1 capsicum (cut into strips)
• pinch ajinomotto
• few drops red colour
• 1 cup - water
• 1 tsp - corn flour dissolved in ½ cup water

How to Make Paneer Chilli

• Cut the paneer into 1.5 cubes.
• Gently rub colour on the paneer cubes.
• Coat the paneer cubes with corn flour and deep-fry in hot oil till golden. Keep aside.
• For the sauce:
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add garlic, green and red chillies.
• Saute for 2-3 mins.
• Add soya sauce, vinegar, ajinomoto and few drops of red colour.
• Add one cup water and bring it to a boil. Mix well.
• In a half cup water dissolve 1 tsp corn flour. Mix well.
• Ensure no lumps are formed.
• Add the corn flour solution to the sauce.
• Simmer for few minutes till the sauce begins to boil.
• Add the paneer pieces and capsicums.
• Simmer for few minutes till the sauce thickens.
• Serve hot immediately.