Chili Paneer is a yummy and tasty Indian – Chinese cuisine.
There are many ways to prepare this dish. You can make it dry, semi-dry, or gravy.
You can call Chili Paneer a vegetarian variant of Chili Chicken.
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In this authentic recipe, the fried paneer cubes are sauteed in a sweet, tangy, spicy sauce.
This easy-to-prepare dish is loved by everyone, and it doesn’t contain any heavy ingredients like ground masalas. Rather it is prepared in a base of sauces and vinegar.
So let us see how to prepare chili paneer very easily.

Tasty Chili Paneer Gravy Recipe (Restaurant Style)
Equipment
- 1 Kadhai
- 1 Induction Cooktop
Ingredients
- 300 g Paneer cut into small cubes
- 3 tbsp Cornflour 2 tbsp for batter & 1 tbsp for gravy
- 1 Capsicum
- 2 Onions cut into cubes
- 1 Bell pepper big
- 1 tbsp Red chili powder
- Salt
- Eggs optional
- Chicken chili powder
- Sugar
- 2 tbsp Chopped garlic chilies, and ginger
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp Red chili sauce
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Black pepper powder
- Spring onions
Instructions
Prepare Paneer Cubes
- Cut the paneer into small cubes.
- Now gently dip the cubes in a batter of salt, cornflour eggs, and a little chili powder.
- You can also skip the egg if you are a vegetarian, or you may skip it otherwise.
Prepare the gravy
- Now add refined oil to a pan.
- After the oil gets heated up, add finely chopped ginger, garlic, and green chilies.
- After some time, you can notice an aroma coming out of the oil.
- Now add roughly chopped onions, capsicum, and bell peppers.
- Stir it well for a few minutes.
- Now add red chili powder, salt, and sugar accordingly.
- I generally add the Chicken Chili masala for an extra flavor (it is vegetarian), although if you want you can skip this ingredient.
- Mix everything well and now it’s time to add the sauces and vinegar.
- Add tomato ketchup, soya sauce, chili sauce (red or green), and vinegar as per the measurements given in the above list.
- Saute everything well, until it releases a flavourful essence.
Add Paneer cubes
- After all the ingredients get mixed well, add the fried paneer cubes and once again mix the masalas well with the paneer.
- Now In a bowl, mix a little cornflour with water. Now add the cornflour slurry to the paneer to make a thick gravy.
- You can adjust its consistency by adding water and cornflour.
- Now allow it to cook for a few more minutes.
- Add black pepper powder and once again saute it for the last time, before you turn off the gas.
- Sprinkle chopped spring onions to make them look more attractive and to get a yummier taste.
- Serve it hot.
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The item is best served with fried rice, roti, or paratha.
You can make it dry or semi-dry, according to your choice.
If you make it dry or semi-dry, then you can also easily pack it in the lunch box for your kid as well.
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