Paneer Manchurian Recipe / How to Make Restaurant Style Paneer Manchurian Gravy

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Paneer Manchurian, my favourite. I love it to the core.. It goes well with pretty much anything. Fried Rice, Noodles, Naan, Chapati or even pulao..

Hope you will give this a try a let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients:

Paneer – 200 grams cubed (Recipe here)

For Batter:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1/2 cup
Cornflour / Cornstarch – 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Soy Sauce – 1 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Water – 1/2 cup or as needed
Oil – 5 to 8 tblspn

For Sauce:

Onion – 1 medium size chopped
Celery – 1 chopped finely
Capsicum – 1/2 chopped
Tomato – 1 chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Green Chillies – 2 chopped
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 tsp
Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
Tomato Ketchup – 3 to 4 tblspn
Soy Sauce – 2 tsp
Vinegar – 1 tsp or to taste
Water as needed
Cornflour / Cornstarch – 2 tsp mixed with some water
Spring Onion a handful finely chopped

Method:

Heat oil for deep frying.

Mix all the ingredients for batter to a little thick paste. The batter shouldn’t be too thick or too thin. Dip paneer in batter and fry till golden. Drain and set aside.

Now lets make the sauce. Heat oil in a pan, add in onion, celery, capsicum, tomato along with some salt and sugar. Keep cooking till it gets golden brown.

Add in the ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 mins or so.

Add in chilli powder and mix well

Add in water and bring it to a boil.

Add in ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar and mix well

Now add in little of the leftover batter or cornflour which is mixed with water and mix well, so the sauce gets thick.

Once it is thickened add the fried paneer and mix well.

Add in spring onion and mix well.

Serve.

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