SCHEZWAN CHILLI PANEER

Chilli Paneer is a popular Indo-Chinese dish where cubes of fried paneer are tossed in a spicy sauce made with soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce! Chilli Paneer is served as both snacks and main-course. The dry version of the dish is served as an appetizer. Goes well with fried rice or noodles as a main dish.
Recipe:(Serves 4)Ingredients:

• 2 cups cubed paneer 
• 1 large capsicum cubed
• 2 large onions cubed
• 4 green chilies, slit
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste (use freshly ground paste if possible)
• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp green chili sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 4-5 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• Few finely chopped spring onion greens

For the Marinade:

• 1 tbsp all purpose flour
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
• A pinch of salt
• 6-7 tbsp Water

Method:

• Make a semi-thick paste with the ingredients for marinade.
• Dip the paneer pieces in and let them soak in the marinade for 5 mins.
• Meanwhile add 4-5 tbsp oil in a pan and shallow fry the paneer pieces which are dipped in the marinade and kept aside. 
• Keep turning them over when the sides are lightly brown.
• Drain on tissue paper once done and set aside.
• In the same pan, add chopped onions, green chillies, and capsicum.
• Cook until the onions turn transparent, about 2-3 mins.
• Next, turn the flame to high and add soya sauce, green chilli sauce, ginger garlic paste, schezwan sauce and tomato ketchup.
• Stir-fry on high for about a min and add the fried paneer cubes and the cornflour-water paste ( this is the same paste which is left after dipping all paneer cubes) .
• Stir and cook for another 3-4 mins until the sauce comes around and thickens due to the cornflour. Lastly add vinegar and switch off the flame and sprinkle spring onion green on top.
• Serve Chilli Paneer with Fried rice or just as a snack on its own.

Notes:

I usually serve this with my special fried rice which i make without using any sauces - http://loveisincookin.blogspot.com/2020/09/indian-style-veg-fried-rice-without.html