Chile Paneer

Name: Chile Paneer (Paneer cooked the Chinese way)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons soy sauce; ¾ teaspoon table salt; 1 cup (200 ml) vegetable stock; 3 or 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 medium red onion, halved and thickly sliced; 2 medium green bell peppers, seeded and cut into thick strips; 6 to 8 green chiles, stemmed and sliced; 11 ounces (300 grams) paneer (pressed fresh cheese), cut into 1-inch (2½-cm) fingers; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 quart (800 ml) plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Paneer cooked the Chinese way

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Steamed rice is the best partner for this dish, a lovely mix of Indian and Chinese styles of cooking. You can replace the paneer with tofu, but if you do, skip steps 1 and 2. If you want to serve this as a starter, decrease the amount of stock so that there is no extra sauce.

Ingredients

11 ounces (300 grams) paneer (pressed fresh cheese), cut into 1-inch (2½-cm) fingers
3

Asia
India
China
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Put the paneer in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch. Toss gently to coat.
Place a medium nonstick wok over high heat and add 1 quart (