Schezwan Paneer
Schezwan Paneer stands as a delectable and zesty Indo-Chinese gravy featuring paneer. This dish is effortlessly and promptly prepared, offering a blend of tantalizing flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil can also use sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped ginger
- ¼ cup chopped spring onions
- ⅓ cup sliced capsicum (bell pepper or shimla mirch)
- 2 to 3 green chillies – sliced or slit
- 2 tablespoons schezwan sauce
- ½ teaspoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder or add as required
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon sugar or add as required
- 1 cup water
- salt as required
- 3 teaspoons corn flour – dissolved in 3 teaspoons water
- 250 grams paneer chopped in cubes (cottage cheese)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped spring onion greens
- ½ to 1 teaspoon sweet rice wine (optional)
- some spring onion greens for garnish
Instructions
Preparation For Schezwan Paneer
- Firstly mix 3 teaspoons corn flour in 3 teaspoons water.
- Also chop spring onions, garlic, ginger, green chilies and capsicum. Keep aside.
Making Schezwan Paneer
- Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a wok or a kadai. Add 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic and ½ teaspoon finely chopped ginger.
- Stir fry on a medium flame for a few seconds. No need to brown ginger and garlic.
- Then add ¼ cup chopped spring onions and stir fry on a medium flame for a minute.
- Then add ⅓ cup sliced capsicum and stir fry for a minute.
- Then add 2 to 3 green chillies (sliced or slit) and stir fry for 2 minutes.
- Next add 2 tablespoons schezwan sauce. then add ½ teaspoon soy sauce and mix very well.
- Season with ½ teaspoon black pepper powder or add as per taste. Mix again.
Making Paneer Schezwan Gravy
- Now add 1 cup water. You can also add veg stock, if you have it. For a slightly thicker gravy, you can add less water. mix very well.
- Add ¼ to ½ teaspoon sugar. You can also add sugar as required.
- Season with salt as per taste and mix again.
- On a medium flame bring the gravy or sauce to a boil.
- Lower the flame and then add the corn flour solution. Mix the corn flour solution very well before adding.
- Quickly stir the gravy or sauce, so that no lumps are formed.
- Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes on a medium flame.
- Then add paneer cubes. mix well and then switch off the flame.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of chopped spring onion greens.
- Lastly add ½ to 1 teaspoon sweet rice wine. If you do not have, then skip it. You can also add rice vinegar.
- Serve schezwan paneer with veg fried rice or veg noodles. You can garnish with some spring onion greens while serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 12gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 1128mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 637IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 416mgIron: 1mg
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