paneer manchurian dry

Paneer Manchurian is a spicy, and delightful Indo-Chinese dish which is considered to be one of the   most delicious Indo-Chinese recipes.

Paneer Manchurian

For Paneer Manchurian

paneer

all-purpose flour (maida)

cornstarch

soy sauce

ginger garlic paste

red chili powder

water

For sauce

ginger, chopped

Garlic 2 tablespoons, chopped

green chili, chopped

spring onions, sliced (white + greens)

onion, diced & petals released

medium-sized bell pepper/capsicum, diced (you can use any color)

black pepper powder

chili sauce

tomato ketchup

Salt -

For serving

sesame seeds

spring onion greens, sliced

NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced

Place the paneer onto the cutting board, cut the paneer (Indian cottage cheese) into cubes, and keep them aside. Add maida (all-purpose) flour, cornstarch, ginger-garlic paste, and soy sauce to a bowl. TIP: Also, add salt if you like. The soy sauce I am using is very salty, so I didn't have to add salt. 

Add paneer cubes and mix well to coat. Also, add 3-4 tablespoons of water to make a semi-thick batter of flour mixture so that paneer cubes are coated well in the flour mixture. Tip: The batter should neither be too thick nor too thin to get a crisp outer layer. Keep the paneer cubes aside for 30 minutes to marinate. 

NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.

Marinate paneer

Heat oil in a wide pan or kadai. Add the marinated, batter-coated paneer cubes to the pan and deep fry them over medium heat until they are lightly golden. Drain and transfer them to a kitchen-tissue-lined plate to remove excess oil. Keep them aside.

Fry Paneer

Add cornstarch and 2-3 tablespoons water to a small bowl. Mix well until combined. Corn starch slurry is ready. Set it aside till use.

Make cornflour slurry

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wide non-stick pan on medium heat. Once hot, add chopped ginger, chopped garlic, chopped green chili and sauté for 1 minute or until the ginger-garlic slightly changes color. Next, add 2 tablespoons of spring onions and sauté 30-40 seconds. After that, add onion petals, and bell pepper. Mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes or till the onions are slightly fragrant. 

Add soy sauce, chili sauce, black pepper, and vinegar, mix and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomato ketchup and mix again. Tip: you can adjust the quantity of chili sauce and tomato ketchup to get the desired flavor. Add 1/4 cup spring onion greens and cook for a minute. 

Turn the heat to low. Mix the cornstarch slurry, and add it to the pan. Mix well and cook till the sauce thickens. TIP: To make paneer Manchurian gravy add 1 cup of more water or vegetable stock. At this point, taste and add salt to taste, if needed. Add the fried paneer cubes and toss well to combine. Cook for 1 minute on high heat. Paneer Manchurian is ready.

Make sauce 

Transfer Paneer Manchurian to a bowl. Garnish it with spring onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

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Paneer Manchurian Recipe - Dry and Gravy

Paneer ((Indian cottage cheese))

cornstarch (or corn flour

red chilli powder (or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

salt (or

oil (- for pan frying paneer)

onions (cut into 1 inch squares or ⅓ cup chopped spring onion whites)

ginger

garlic

celery (- optional)

green chilies

capsicum

soy sauce (or add as required)

black pepper powder (or white pepper)

½ teaspoon red chilli powder (or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper)

salt (as required)

½ teaspoon sugar (- optional)

rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar

Paneer (or firm tofu)

¼ cup thinly sliced capsicum (or 1 small-sized, optional)

water (or vegetable stock)

onion

green chilli (- finely chopped or ½ to 1 teaspoon chopped)

ginger (- finely chopped)

garlic (- small to medium-sized - finely chopped)

celery ( - finely chopped, optional)

sugar

apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)

oil (-

cornstarch (- to make cornstarch paste)

water (- to make cornstarch paste)

cornstarch (- for paneer marinade)

ginger (- for paneer marinade)

garlic (- for paneer marinade)

salt (as required, for paneer marinade)

Dice paneer in cubes. Pat dry them with a clean kitchen towel.

Add them the paneer cubes to a mixing bowl together with red chili powder, black pepper powder, salt and cornstarch.

Gently shake, toss and mix. Everything should be well mixed. You could also mix the corn starch and the spice powders first and then add the paneer cubes to it.

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a pan or kadai or wok. The oil should be medium hot.

Add the paneer cubes. Flip and pan fry so that all the sides get cooked evenly. For a crisp version, you will need to shallow fry or deep fry the paneer cubes.

Pan fry till the paneer cubes are light golden. Don&#39;t fry for a longer period of time as the paneer cubes might become dense.

Place the pan fried paneer cubes on kitchen paper towels.

In the same pan in which the paneer cubes were pan fried there will be some oil. So need to add any oil.

Add the chopped onions, capsicum, ginger, green chilies, garlic and celery. Mix well and stir fry the veggies until the capsicum is half-cooked.

Whilst the veggies are getting stir fried, in the same bowl in which the paneer cubes were mixed, there will be leftover corn starch &amp; the spice powder mixture. 

You will only get this dry mixture if the paneer cubes were dry. Add ¼ cup water and make a paste of the remaining corn starch &amp; spice powder mixture.

If the paneer cubes were moist, then you will need to make a separate cornstarch paste. Dissolve 1 tablespoon corn starch with 3 tablespoon water.

Add soy sauce and tomato ketchup to the stir-fried veggies. Adding 1.5 tbsp tomato ketchup make the dish sweet. For an extra sweetness, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup can be added. Stir. You can also add about ½ teaspoon of sugar.

Then season with salt, red chili powder and black pepper. Add less salt as both soy sauce, tomato sauce and the cornstarch paste we made, already has salt in them.

Add the cornstarch paste. Stir well and allow to simmer on a medium heat till the sauce thickens - about 1 to 2 minutes.

Once the manchurian sauce has thickened, then add the pan-fried paneer cubes.

Stir again very well so that the sauce coats the paneer cubes evenly and switch off heat.

Lastly add rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar or regular white vinegar. Stir. Check the taste and add more salt, soy sauce, vinegar or black pepper if required.

Serve dry paneer manchurian snack hot garnished with celery or some spring onion greens. You can also garnish it with chopped coriander leaves or parsley.

Making Dry Paneer Manchurian - Recipe 1

Mix all the ingredients for the paneer marinade. Add paneer to the marinade to the paneer. Toss the mixture well, so that the paneer is well coated with the marinade.

Make the cornstarch paste with water.

Shallow or deep fry the paneer cubes in hot oil. Drain on paper napkins and keep aside.

Remove the extra oil from the wok or kadai and keep about 1 tablespoon of oil in the wok or pan. Or choose to heat 1 tablespoon oil in a fresh pan or skillet.

When the oil becomes hot add the onions. Stir fry the onions on medium to high heat taking care that they do burn.

Let the onions become translucent.

Add the ginger, garlic, green chili and celery. Stir for some seconds or a minute.

Now add the capsicum if adding them. Stir fry the capsicum also for 2 to 3 mins.

Add all the sauces, veg stock or water. Stir well and bring this mixture to a simmer or light boil.

Add the cornstarch paste and mix evenly. Simmer until the sauce thickens and reaches your preferred consistency.

Now add the shallow fried paneer cubes, vinegar, pepper and salt. Stir and switch off heat.

Add the chopped spring onion greens and serve paneer manchurian gravy hot with veg fried rice, steamed rice or veg noodles.

Making Paneer Manchurian Gravy

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