Chilly Paneer

this one is for you Himanshu! one day Himanshu dropped in for some work and it was our dinner time and i was in no mood to cook. he offered to cook and i immediately agreed :-) with Nakshat's assistance, he managed to make chilly paneer which was absolutely superb. Nakshat has been demanding that chilly paneer very often since then and i too have learned to make it well. it is very simple and quick to make and tastes delicious. if you love chinese food then you must try this one. ingredients: 250 gms paneer sliced in 1 inch long pieces, 1 medium onion chopped, 1 tbsp(kadachi) of soy sauce, tomato sauce & olive oil, 1 tsp of green chilli sauce, 6-8 pressed garlic cloves, 2 tsp of chopped ginger, 1/2 cup of chopped spring onion leaves and salt to taste. preparation: heat olive oil in a wok, add garlic cloves, after 5 sec add chopped onion and fry till pink. should not take more than a minute. add ginger and all the sauces, fry for 10 secs and add paneer. mix well and allow it to be full gas for another minute. switch off gas, garnish with spring onion leaves and serve hot. don't forget to check for salt, whether you will need to add salt will depend on the soy sauce you use. some are very salty where are some are not. also depending on your taste buds you could plus/minus quantity of sauces.

takes hardly 3-4 minutes to cook and serves as a yummy side dish or even a starter. in fact you could add a little cornflour mixed with water to make it a gravy and it will become your main dish too.

by the way, you can replace paneer with tofu/mushrooms/baby potatoes/corn/soya nuggets/fries okra....tastes equally exciting.