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Paneer Chatpata

Paneer Chatpata | Chatpata paneer recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer, Starters
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 200g (1 cup) Paneer
  • 1 (medium sized) Onion finely chopped
  • 7-8 (cloves) garlic
  • 1 (inch) Ginger finely chopped
  • 50g (4tsp) Ghee
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp Green chili sauce
  • 1 tsp Soya sauce
  • 2 (piece) Green chili
  • 1 tsp Lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp Chat masala
  • 1 (bunch) Coriander leaves Chopped
  • a pinch Asafoetida (powder)
  • Salt According to Taste

Instructions
 

  • 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.
    Paneer Chatpata