Chilli paneer

Name: Chilli paneer
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp tomato ketchup; 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp honey; vegetable oil, for deep frying; 2 tbsp plain flour; 3 tbsp cornflour; ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; pinch of chilli flakes; pinch salt; 300g/10½oz paneer, cut into bite-sized cubes; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 spring onions, thinly sliced (greens reserved and thinly sliced for garnish); 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 green bird's-eye chillies, slit lengthways; 2 red peppers, chopped into 2cm/1in pieces; 100g/3½oz red onion, diced into 2cm/1in cubes; ½ tsp ground black pepper; salt, to taste; 1½ tsp cornflour

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

Chilli paneer is an Indian street food favourite! Golden, crispy nuggets of paneer are wrapped in a sticky chilli garlic sauce – the ingredients are unusual but the final result is delicious!

Updated at: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:29:40 GMT