Put 4 tsp ghee in a pan and heat it
Now add about 1.5 tsp finely chopped ginger and 1.5 tsp finely chopped garlic cloves.
Roast them into golden brown to get crispy texture. This is key step of the dish. These two ingredients give crispy and exotic taste to the dish.
Once ginger and garlic is roasted then add finely chopped medium sized onion and 2 pieces of green chilli (cut pieces). Fry till the onion gets light golden yellow colour.
Now its time to add all masala powders. Add 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp dhaniya (coriander) powder and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. Roast it for a minute
Now add all the sauces. First 2 tsp tomato sauce, then 1 tsp green chilli sauce and 1 tsp soya sauce. Mix all the ingredients well
Add salt according to taste. Add a little more salt as paneer absorbs some salt.
Add a little water so that the mixture don't over burn and stick to the bottom.
Now add the paneer cubes
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly so that paneer absorbs the ingredients
Add haft tsp asafoetida powder. This gives special taste and also helps digestion
Add few chopped coriander leaves and mix well
Now add 1 tsp lime juice. This gives tangy taste to the dish. After adding lime juice switch off the flame.
Now sprinkle half tsp chat masala and mix the ingredients for one last time.
Transfer it to serving plate, Garnish with a little coriander leaves and there you go. Tasty chatpata paneer recipe is ready to munch.