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Sweet and Sour Paneer ,Chili Paneer Manchurian

Chinese style tangy delicious curry of pineapple,cottage cheese and bell peppers
Course: curry, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese Cuisine
Keyword: MANCHURIAN, paneer, pineapple, sweet and sour
Servings: 4 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Cottage cheese or tofu cubed
  • 3/4 cup Pineapple diced
  • 3/4 cup Red bell pepper cubed
  • 3/4 cup Green bell pepper cubed
  • 1 tsp Ginger chopped
  • 1.5 tsp Cooking oil

To Make The Sauce

  • 1 cup Pine apple juice
  • 2.5 cup Water / Paani
  • 3 tsp Arrowroot / Corn Flour / Tapkir
  • 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
  • 1 tsp Soy Sauce / Soya Sauce
  • 1.5 tsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1 tsp White Vinegar / Sirka
  • 1 tsp Pepper Powder / Kali Mirch
  • 1 tsp Salt / Namak

Instructions

  • Take a big bowl and add all the ingredients for making sauce and mix well.(A)
  • Dust the paneer pieces with 1.5 tsp of cornflour and a pinch of salt and then shallow fry in 1.5 tbsp oil ,to a nice pink colour(don’t over cook )-this step is optional,you can directly add the panner pieces without stir frying them
  • In a pan add oil,when it become warm add ginger and saute for few seconds.
  • Now add chopped bell peppers and saute for a minute.
  • Add paneer and pineapple pieces,saute for few seconds.
  • Pour the ready sauce(A)in the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.
  • If you feel that the consistency of the gravy is still thinner then you can add some cornflour slury at this stage.
  • Switch off the flame and add vinegar and mix well.
  • Serve hot.
  • Serving suggestions-Serve with fried rice,steamed rice or noodles