Have you gone to a restaurant and had a dish, you didn’t know its name, but it tasted amazing? Tried a dish, felt you can make it taste even better? This is that recipe for me. I had had a version of this recipe, that was rather flat in taste, I decided to oomph Up the taste! Interesting that there are no onions or garlic in this recipe. If you don’t get aamchoor or raw mango powder substitute it with fresh lime juice! This can be eaten plain and with roti as I well loved it as is.
Paneer recipes are in plenty! This one was ready so quickly, along with shooting and showing you’ll the steps it took only 40 minutes.
Technically this recipe should be done in 15 minutes tops! The taste very chatpata or tangy! You can add any number of veggies along with it carrot, cabbage, babycorn as well will go along with it, to balance out the taste! I added masala papad on it rather than chips or nachos! It added a nice crunchy element! The dried Fenugreek or Methi leaves gives a nice flavour boost. The ingredients are only few but the taste I am in a mood to whip up another batch so soon!
PS today is my birthday! So better watch this recipe! Please and thank you!
Paneer Starter
Ingredients
- 200 grams Amul Malai Paneer
- 2 tablespoons of Kasuri Methi
- 1/2 a red green and yellow bell pepper or capsicum
- 2 spring onion whites
- spring onion greens
- 2 green chillies
- 2 inches ginger
- 1.5 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 tablespoon Chaat Masala
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon more kasuri methi
- 1 teaspoon Aamchoor or Raw Mango powder
- Lijjat Punjabi Masala Papad
- 1 cut lemon
Instructions
Steps to make Chatpata Paneer Starter
- I used 200grams Amul Malai Paneer
- Coat the paneer with 2 tablespoons of Kasuri Methi
- Cut 1/2 a red, green and yellow bell pepper or capsicum
- Cut 2 spring onion whites
- Cut the spring onion greens and keep apart
- Cut 2 green chillies
- Cut 2 inches ginger
- Cut the paneer vertically
- In a hot pan
- Add 1.5 tablespoons Olive Oil
- Add spring onion whites
- Add cut ginger
- Stir Fry
- Add cut green chillies
- Add 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
- Add 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- Add 1 tablespoon Chaat Masala
- Stir fry for a minute add 1/4 cup water
- Add the cut bell peppers or capsicums
- Add a handful spring onion greens
- Cover with the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes
- Next add the cut paneer
- Toss gently to coat the masala
- Check for salt and add per taste
- Add some more spring onion greens
- Add 1 teaspoon more kasuri methi
- Gently toss again
- Add 1 teaspoon Aamchoor or Raw Mango powder,
- Turn the heat off
- The dish is nearly ready
- I garnished it with 1 freshly roasted papad
- I served it along with 1 cut lemon!
- This dish is now ready to serve!
