Paneer Capsicum Fry

Want to eat some light food but want Paneer too…?? Treat your tongue with this Paneer capsicum Masala recipe. I am sure it will tickle your taste bud.

Ingredients:

For Paneer

Paneer                                    1 pound (450 Gms)

Corn flour                                2 tbsp.

Rice flour                                 1 tbsp.

Red chili powder                      ½ tsp.

Salt                                        1 pinch

Red color                                 a pinch.

Sugar                                      ½ tsp.

Water                                      a little

Oil                                           for frying   

Vegetables

Big Red capsicum                     ½ no

Big Green capsicum                   ½ no

Big Orange capsicum                 ½ no

Yellow capsicum                       ½ no

Big tomatoes                           2 no.

Jalapeno                                 1 no.

Grated ginger                        1 tbsp.

Masalas

Kashmir Red chili powder        1 tbsp.

Dhania Powder                      1 tbsp.

Turmeric powder                     ¼ tsp.

For Tempering 

Oil                                        1 tsp.

Cumin seed                           ½ tsp.

Fennel seed                           ½ tsp.

Curry leaves                           few

Method:                               

  

For the Paneer

• Cut the Paneer as medium size cubes.
• Take a big bowl, add Paneer cubes, add corn flour, rice flour, chili powder, red color, a pinch of salt and little water. Mix well.
• Heat oil in a kadai; fry the Paneer cubes in golden color. Keep aside.

For the vegetable masala

• Cut all the capsicums into medium size pieces.
• Chop the tomato into small size pieces.
• Heat the oil in a kadai; add all tempering, fry for a second.
• Now add the grated ginger and jalapenos, fry for a second.
• Then add the chopped tomatoes and a pinch of salt and fry for 2 minutes.
• Reduce the stove heat into low.
• Now add all masala powders and fry till the raw smells goes away .
• Then add the chopped all capsicums into it and fry for 5 minutes.
• Now add the fried Paneer cubes into it and mix it well.
• Add salt and sugar in it and fry for few more minutes in low flame.
• Switch off the stove and transfer the Paneer capsicum fries into serving dish.
• Now Paneer capsicum fry is ready to serve.
• Serve hot with Steaming rice, Pulka, Naan, Kashmiri Pulao
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Note:

• I like this dish to be very spicy. So adjust the spice level according to your taste.
• If the dish turns out too spicy, add   little lemon juice.
• I compeletely made this into south indian version. If you want to make this like North Indian version, just add garam masala, and cream .