Steps for making Chilli Paneer

  1. In a bowl add 3 tablespoons of corn flour 
  2. Add quarter spoon finely ground pepper
  3. Add half a spoon of Kashmiri red chilli powder
  4. Add 4 tablespoons of water, I unfortunately added extra 
  5. Add salt per taste
  6. Mix them and make it into a paste
  7. Cut the paneer into thick cubes
  8. Mix once and marinate the paneer for 20 minutes 
  9. While the paneer is marinating cut 2 green chillies diagonally
  10. Next cut an onion into petals or segments and peel them into layers
  11. Keep a teaspoon of ginger paste or ginger garlic paste
  12. Keep 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
  13. 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
  14. 1 teaspoon of Kalonji or nigella seeds
  15. 4 spring onion, whites and greens separate, cut the roots out
  16. In a deep pan add 2 tablespoons of oil
  17. Add the Kalonji, next carefully add the ginger paste! The oil splashed and spluttered!
  18. Add the spring onion whites and mix
  19. Add the cut green chillies and mix
  20. Add the cut onions, Stir fry till it turns translucent 
  21. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup and mix
  22. Next, add salt per taste and mix 
  23. Add 1 tablespoon of dark soya sauce and stir well
  24. Add 1 teaspoon of corn flour and mix
  25. Add the paneer, I do not like frying it so I have added them as is. 
  26. Most recipes ask for it to be fried
  27. Stir fry it for a while
  28. Add cut spring onion greens now and stir well
  29. If you can handle it, you can add a dash of chilli sauce now!
  30. Add a teaspoon of sugar at the end and mix
  31. The dish is now ready!
  32. Serve it in a bowl, eat it when it is hot