Dragon Paneer

Dragon Paneer

Sometimes back we went to have lunch in a restaurant. There we ordered dragon chicken as starter. It was very yumm and tasty. My kids utter the name even after many days have past. They used to ask me to cook that dish for them. I agreed to cook it some day.

Paneer is every kids' favourite. So do my kids'. So thought of combining two favourites of my kids and give them a surprise. Kids loved the combo and my friends also loved it. It is a simple I do Chinese fusion dish with all the ingredients easily available at home.  Very easy and very quick dish. The main highlight of the dish is the crunch of cashew and hint of spice from chilli. So here is the recipe of the dish...

Paneer- 200 GMs

Salt- 1/2tsp

Black pepper powder- 1/2tsp

Soya sauce- 1tsp

Red chilli paste- 1/2tbsp

(You can substitute it with 1/2tbsp Kashmiri mirch powder + 1/2water)

Ginger and garlic paste- 1tbsp

Corn flour- 2tbsp

Maida- 3tbsp

Oil- 2tbsp

Cashew- 1/2cup

Whole Dry red chilli- 3

Onion- 3 medium 

Capsicum- 1small

Ginger and garlic paste- 1 tbsp

Red chilli paste- 1tbsp

Tomato sauce- 2tbsp

Soya sauce-2tbsp

Salt-1/2tsp

Sugar-1tsp

Coriander leaves to garnish 

Cut the paneer in stripes and keep aside.

In a big mixing bowl mix everything except Paneer. Add cut Paneer to the marinade mixture and mix with light hand. If required add 1tbsp of water. Keep this aside for 20mins.

Heat oil for deep frying.

In the meantime clean and slice onions. Clean and cut the capsicum in strips.

After 20 mins deep fry the marinaded paneer in hot oil up to golden in colour. Drain it in a kitchen towel.

Again heat 2tbsp of oil in a pan. Break the red chilli in two and add to the oil and let it crackle.

Then add cashew nuts and fry up to golden in colour.

Then add sliced onions to it and sauté for a min or two. Then add ginger garlic paste and sauté again.

Now add capsicum and salt and sauté. Cook up to bit soft.

Then in a bowl add chilli paste, tomato sauce, soya sauce and sugar and mix well. Now add this mixture to cooked onion and capsicum.

Now add little water to it and cook for some mins. Let the sauce thick a bit.

Then add fried Paneer to it and toss properly. The sauce should coat the paneer pieces well. Now bring out to a serving plate and garnish with coriander leaves.