Paneer manchurian-How to make-Step by Step photos

Cuisine Style: Indo-chinese | Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Starter, Snacks

Ingredients

• Paneer [Cottage cheese] - 1 cup [Cut into cubes]
• Onion – 1 [finely chopped]
• Green chili – 1 [finely chopped]
• Green spring onion - 2 springs
• Red chilli paste - 3 tbsb (soak kashmiri red chilli in boiling water then drain water & grind to fine paste)
• Tomato sauce - 3 tbsb
• Soya sauce - 2 tbsb
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• Corn flour – ¼ cup
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste
• Water as required

Preparation Method

Now there are two major steps. The first step is shallow or deep frying the Paneer

• In a bowl add paneer, corn flour, salt and pepper mix well.
• Heat oil in a pan then shallow fry or deep fry paneer cubes till crisp & golden brown.

Making gravy is the second step

• Heat the oil in a pan; add onion and green chilli sauté well.
• Add Red chilli paste, Tomato sauce, & soya sauce mix well.
• Add 3 tbsp of water & let it boil.
• Add spring onion, sprinkle pepper powder and salt mix well.
• The final gravy should look like double cream consistency.

The final cut

• Add shallow fried paneer into the gravy mix well on medium flame.
• Garnish with chopped spring onion & Server hot.

How to make Paneer manchurian - Stepwise pictures

Add paneer, corn flour, salt & pepper powder in a bowl mix well

Heat oil in a pan add paneer, shallow fry till crisp and golden brown

Shallow fried paneer is ready cut off heat

Heat oil in a pan add onion, garlic, & green chilli saute.

Add red chilli paste

Add tomato sauce

Add soya sauce, water mix well & let it boil

Add spring onion, pepper powder mix well.

Add shallow fried paneer mix well

Finally add remaining spring onion mix well then cut off heat

Paneer [cottage cheese] manchurian is ready