"appetizers"- paneer chili fry/ paneer fish pickle

Ingredients

• 2 cups cubed Paneer
• 1 Onion thinly sliced vertically
• 1 Capsicum thinly sliced vertically
• 2-3 Green chilies sliced vertically
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp Corn starch
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tsp ketchup
• 2 tsp Sweet and sour sauce/ Sweet chili sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• Cilantro for garnishing
• Salt
• Oil for frying

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Preparation

• Mix together corn starch with little water. Add 1/4th tsp of the black pepper and some salt to make a smooth thick paste.
• Rub the Paneer cubes with half the ginger-garlic paste.
• Dip the cubes in the corn starch mixture and deep fry till golden brown. Drain well on paper towel. Keep aside.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a non stick pan. On high flame add the ginger garlic paste, onions, capsicum, chilies etc and stir fry a minute or two. The veggies should remain crisp.
• Add the fried paneer cubes, soy sauce, ketchup,sweet sour sauce,black pepper,salt if needed and mix.
• The dish should taste Spicy-Sour-Sweet. Adjust seasonings accordingly. Turn off the heat and garnish with chopped green cilantro.
• Serve hot as appetizers or with naan/roti.