Monday, June 1, 2009

Paneer or Tofu Chilli (Chinese style)

Ingredients:

Paneer or Tofu (Firm) Cubes (2-3 inch)- 1 cup
All purpose flour - 5 Tbsp
Corn flour - 3 Tsp
Egg whites - 2
Chopped ginger-1tsp
Diced (Little large pieces) Bell peppers (Green and Red) -1/2 cup ea.
Diced
(Little large pieces) Purple onions- 1cup
Sliced green chillies- 3-4
Tomato sauce-2 -3 tsp
Chilli sauce - 2tsp
Soya sauce-3tsp
Salt-1/2 tsp. or as per taste
Oil -5Tbsp.
Coriander leaves - few

Method:

Mix all purpose flour and corn flour in one bowl. Keep egg whites in another bowl. Heat 3Tbsp. of oil in a pan. Meanwhile take paneer or Tofu cubes dip them in egg whites, few at a time and transfer them to corn and all purpose flour mix, and remove the excessive flour and place them in oil and shallow fry until all sides turns golden brown and crispy. Fry all the cubes in same manner and set aside.
Heat 2Tbsp of oil in a pan add chopped ginger and bell pepper, sliced green chillies and onion pieces and stir fry for 4-5 minutes, and add fried Tofu or Paneer cubes which were kept aside.
Saute all of them together for a minute add tomato sauce, chilli sauce, soya sauce and salt and mix well, and garnish with coriander leaves and serve
hot as a snack or appetizer.


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