Paneer Capsicum Stir Fry is an easy and tasty paneer recipe. The paneer is first marinated with chilli powder, ginger and garlic paste and then added to the onion and capsicum. This recipe is ready to eat in half an hour and is a great choice if you have sudden guests at home or need to pack tiffin. The ingredients added are simple and are easily available in the kitchen.
You can have them as a starter too. This Indo-Chinese recipe goes well with chappatis, rotis,pulkas. Paneer lovers would really enjoy the crunchy taste of onions and capsicum along with the soft paneer.
For more paneer recipes click Palak Paneer, Paneer Tawa Masala. Now let us see how to make Paneer Capsicum Stir Fry?
Ingredients
200 g paneer cut into cubes
1 capsicum cut into squares
1 onion cut into squares
10 -12 cloves of garlic (finely chopped )
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 green chillies (finely chopped)
5 tsp of oil
1/2 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp soy sauce
salt to taste
Method
The process involves 3 steps.
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Marination of Paneer
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Stir Fry of Capsicum and onion
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Combining the marinated paneer with the Capsicum and Onion
1. Marination of Paneer
Take the cut paneer in a small bowl and add ginger and garlic paste, chilli powder and salt. Give a slight mix so that the ginger, garlic paste and chilli powder along with salt mixes evenly. You can use a spoon instead and delicately mix so that the paneer does not break into smaller pieces. Be careful while handling the paneer.
Take a small pan and heat it for 2 minutes. Add 1tsp of oil and heat it for a minute. Now add the marinated paneer to the pan and heat it for a few minutes (not more than 2 minutes)on medium flame. This process will help in further mixing the marinate with the paneer. Now let it sit till the other step of stir-frying the onion and capsicum are done.
2. Stir Fry of Capsicum and Onion
Take a pan and heat it. Now add 4 tsp of oil and heat it on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and green chillies. Sauté till the garlic turns golden brown. Now add the soy sauce and vinegar and stir for a few minutes.
Then add onions and capsicum, mix well so that the vinegar and soy sauce blends with the capsicum and onions. Now heat for around 5 minutes on medium flame.
3. Combining the marinated paneer with the Capsicum and Onion
It is now time to add the marinated paneer to the capsicum and onion. Mix all the ingredients well but as before be careful not to break the paneer. Keep it on a medium flame for 5 more minutes. Give a final mix . Remove from the flame immediately and serve hot.
If you keep heating then the crunchy taste of onion and capsicum will not be there as it will be overcooked.
Enjoy eating and do let me know how it tastes.
