Chilli Paneer Recipe For A Spicy Indo-Chinese Favourite

By Akshara

September 14, 2025

Chilli paneer is a much-loved dish that combines crisp paneer cubes with a spicy and tangy sauce. It works well as a starter, snack, or even with fried rice and noodles.

Ingredients

250g paneer (cubed) 2 tbsp cornflour 1 tbsp plain flour 1 onion (cubed) 1 capsicum (cubed) 2 green chillies (sliced) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp tomato ketchup 1 tbsp red chilli sauce 1 tsp vinegar 2 tbsp oil Salt and pepper to taste Spring onion greens for garnish

Step 1

Coat paneer cubes with cornflour, plain flour, salt, and pepper. Shallow fry until golden.

Step 2

In a pan, heat oil, sauté onion, capsicum, and green chillies.

Step 3

Add soy sauce, ketchup, chilli sauce, and vinegar, mix well.

Step 4

Toss in fried paneer cubes and coat with the sauce.

Step 4

Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.