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 Also I have made certain changes here on our website for more convenience , now you can translate our recipes in whichever language you are comfortable in and enjoy our blogs to the fullest. 

Coming back to our today's recipe which is a Desi Chinese recipe... panner chilly. Its one of those quick, easy but super yummy recipes ,so lets begin with the recipe by knowing a bit about its origin.

     KNOW  ABOUT THE DISH  

• Paneer got its origin from eastern part of  India.  It is generally known by the name of chhena their.
• Most of us must know that it is prepared by curdling heated milk with lemon juice or vinegar or some other food acid.
• However the modern panner can be traced back to the 16th century , introduced by Persian and Afghan rulers, primarily in North India. there it was made with either sheep or goat rennet.
• The term "panner" came from the word "peynir" which means "cheese" in Turkish and Persian language.
• Also today's method of preparing panner that is, by using food acid is may have been introduced by the Portuguese in the 17th century.

INGREDIENTS :-- (serve 4 person)

• Panner-- 500gms cut into cubes
•  Corn Flour-- 8tbsp 
• All purpose flour--- 4tbsp 
• Whole red chilly--- 3 slit 
• Onions-- 2medium sized ,cut into quarters and  seperate the layers 
• Tomatoes-- 1 deseeded and thinly sliced
• Capsicum -- 1-2 medium sized , cut into cubes
• Black pepper powder-- 2 tablespoon
• Ginger-- 1 inch finely chopped
• Garlic-- 8-10 cloves finely chopped
• Tomato sauce-- 4 tablespoon 
• Soya sauce-- 2 tablespoon
• Chilly sauce-- 2 tablespoon 
• Vinegar-- 1 tablespoon 
• Salt -- pinch of salt 
• Sugar-- 2 tablespoon 
• water-- 1.5 cups 
• Cooking oil

PROCESS:---

1. So the first step is to coat the panner cubes with a batter which will make it crisp, so lets prepare the batter. For the batter take a mixing bowl , add 4 tablespoon of corn flour,2 tablespoon of all purpose flour, add a pinch of salt to it and mix the batter well by adding 1/2 cup of water to it.  Make sure the batter is lumps free and not too thick nor too watery.
2.   For making the panner cubes crisp , take a plate and put all the cubes their, sprinkle 2 tablespoon of corn flour on top of it and mix well. Now add all the coated panner cubes into the batter bowl and mix well.
3. Heat a pan or a kadhai with oil too deep fry the panner cubes. you can also roast them onto the tawa. I particularly have roasted them on tawa. Its completely your choice. When the kadhai is medium hot fry the panner cubes on medium flame until they get  light golden color on them.
4. After frying or roasting the panner cubes keep them aside until we make use of them. now lets make the sauce for the recipe. Take a mixing bowl, add 4tablespoon of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoon of chilly sauce, 2 tablespoon of soya sauce and 1 tablespoon of vinegar to it. Give them a nice mix. If you want to make it more gravylicious  then add 1/4th cup of water to it or you can add more amount of sauce instead. Also add 1 tablespoon of all purpose flour to make the gravy little thick.
5. You can add corn flour instead but I like to use all purpose flour in my gravy. now lets prepare the chili paneer.Take a wok if you have as it gives a very Smokey flavor or use a kadhai or a pan instead. heat the pan/ kadhai/ wok at high heat and add 3 tablespoon of cooking oil in it. when the oil gets Smokey hot then add the slit red chilies, finely chopped ginger and garlic. Cook them for -5 seconds.
6. Then add the capsicums, cook them for 2-3 minutes and add then add diced and separated onions. Cook them for another 5 minutes and next add black pepper powder. Here I have used  freshly grounded pepper it provides very delicious taste to it. So add pepper and salt to the vegetables.
7. At this stage add the tomatoes too, we don't need to cook the tomatoes completely. cook the vegies and pepper for another 2 minutes, keep stirring. After2 minutes add the sauce we prepared and do add sugar too at this stage. Cook for another 2 minutes on high heat.
8. Check for salt seasoning as the sauces already contain salt in them. Add the fried/ roasted panner to them. Make sure you add them on last stage or they will become soggy. Give it an amazing mix and Garnish them with handful of chopped spring onions. Switch off the flame and enjoyyy.