Schezwan Paneer Dry: A Christmas Party Star!
To kickstart your Christmas party with some crispy yet indulgent starter, Schezwan Paneer Dry can be your go-to choice! Tossed with some schezwan sauce, this appetizer paired with some fried rice and noodles can be a dream to vegetarians.
A Starter for Every Occasion!
Adding Schezwan seasoning to Indian dishes offer spicy and pungent flavors to dishes. Combined with some spiciness and garlicy infusion, uniqueness of any dish can be well-executed. Indo-Chinese dishes with correct inclusion of spicy and bold sauces, a novice call also make a delectable meal.
Finding tempting enough? Visit the Café Golden Feast, Guwahati, for more such exciting and gastronomic expedition to the land of Indo-Chinese flavor! You can also make this dish at home with CGF Café Golden Feast- approved recipe.
Required Ingredients
- For the marination and frying of paneer
- 250 g of paneer or tofu (vegan alternative)
- ¾ cup of all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp f pepper powder and red chili powder each
- ¼ cup of corn flour
- 1 tsp of ginger and garlic paste
- ½ a tsp of soy and green chili sauce
- A tsp of vegetable oil
- For the sauté
- 1 green and yellow bell-pepper cut in cubes
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 2 green chilies finely slitted
- 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger and garlic each
- ¼ tsp of soy sauce
- 2 tsp of each tomato, and schezwan sauce
- 1 tsp of pepper
- Half a cup of chopped spring green onions
- Salt to taste
- Oil
- Water as required
Method
- For the marination, cut the paneer (or tofu) into cubes.
- Now marinate the paneer with ginger-garlic powder, soy sauce, chili sauce, red chili powder, and pepper powder.
- Pour ¼ tsp of oil to the marination and add salt to taste.
- Pour the required amount of all-purpose flour and corn flour and mix all the ingredients and coat them well.
- Let the paneer rest for around 10 minutes.
- After the scheduled time, in a frying pan, pour some oil, and fry the paneer till the outer coating turns crispy and slightly yellowish-brown. After they are fried, take them out and keep on a paper towel.
- Now, in the same pan, add the chopped garlic and onion.
- Add the bell peppers and onion and sauté till fragrant or for 2 minutes.
- Now add the tomato and schezwan sauce, soy sauce, black pepper powder one by one.
- Sprinkle some salt.
- Splash some water and stir till a gravy like consistency appears.
Bon appetite! You have an absolute party stunner that will be loved by your guests and obviously stir up some conversation. For more such recipes and incites on how to kickstart your party, follow the Café Golden Feast’s blogs and give us your valuable feedbacks! Have a Merry Christmas with your friends and families!