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    Chilli Paneer Recipe

    January 19, 2023 By Aarthi 42 Comments

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    Chilli Paneer Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Restaurant Style Chilli paneer made by frying paneer and then tossing in a spicy chilli sauce with onions, capsicum.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Chilli Paneer Recipe
    2. Chilli Paneer Recipe Video
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    4. Chilli Paneer Recipe | Restaurant Style Chilli Paneer (Dry & Gravy)
    5. Chilli Paneer Recipe Step by Step Pictures
    6. Chilli Paneer (Gravy ) Recipe
    7. How to Serve Chilli Paneer as Appetizer

    Restaurant Style Chilli Paneer Recipe

    Chilli paneer is my all time favourite, make it quite often..I have posted it before in this blog, that is a little variation of this recipe. I wanted to post an updated version with new pictures. So i made it couple weeks back and sharing it here..I served it with egg fried rice and it turned out quite good..You can serve it with any fried rice veg or non veg or noodles.

    About Chilli Paneer Recipe

    Chilli Paneer is a well-known Indo-Chinese dish. Even for beginners, the recipe for chilli paneer is quite simple and easy. Paneer is first coated in a cornstarch batter and fried until crisp. Then, ingredients such as garlic, capsicum, and spring onions are sautéed to make a fresh chilli sauce. The sauce is then made by combining red chilli
    sauce, soy sauce, and vinegar. Serve with rice or noodles.

    This dry dish is good to have it as appetizer also. I will soon share a gravy version of it soon. You can check my other paneer recipes also. So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Ingredients for Restaurant Style Chilli Paneer

    Paneer 

    Paneer has a mild, milky flavour and a dense crumbly texture that complements the strong spicy flavours found in many traditional Indian dishes. Because it does not melt like other cheeses, chunks of it can be stirred into soups or curries and stay whole.

    Capsicum 

    Because of their higher sugar content, red capsicums are the sweetest and highest in vitamin C and beta carotene. Orange and yellow capsicums contain nearly as much sugar as red capsicums, whereas green capsicums have a low sugar content due to early picking, which gives them a slightly bitter taste.

    Spring Onion 

    Spring onions are very young onions that have been harvested before the bulb has had a chance to swell. The long, slender green tops and small white bulb are both edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.

    Red Chilli Sauce

    The most common recipe for this sauce includes dried red chilies, vinegar, tomatoes, and sugar, but other variations are possible. It is used to flavour a variety of dishes from various cuisines, ranging from Chinese to Mexican.

    Chilli Paneer Recipe Video

     

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    Chilli Paneer Preparation Step by Step

    Making Chilli Paneer Sauce

    Start by making the sauce. Heat 2 tblspn of oil. Add in ginger, garlic and chillies. Saute for a min. Add in onions, capsicum and saute for couple more mins. Sprinkle salt, sugar and mix well. Add in all the sauces and mix well. Cook on a low heat till oil separates from this. Add in chilli flakes and mix well. Set aside.

    Deep Frying Paneer 

    Heat oil for deep frying. Take all the ingredients given for batter in a bowl, add in water and make it to semi thick batter. Dip the paneer in the batter and fry till golden. Remove it to a plate.

    Making Chilli Paneer

    Add in the fried paneer into the sauce and toss. Garnish with finely chopped green part of spring onion and mix well. Serve.

     
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    Chilli Paneer Recipe | Restaurant Style Chilli Paneer (Dry & Gravy)

    Chilli Paneer Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Restaurant Style Chilli paneer made by frying paneer and then tossing in a spicy chilli sauce with onions, capsicum.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chinese, Indo Chinese
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 1290 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 200 grams Paneer cubed
    • 1 Onion peeled and cubed
    • 1 Capsicum / Bell Pepper cubed
    • 6 Garlic chopped finely
    • 1 inch Ginger chopped finely
    • 3 Green Chilli cut in diagnols
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • Ajinomoto a pinch optional
    • 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
    • 1 tbsp Red Chilli Sauce or paste or to taste
    • 1 tbsp Green Chilli Sauce
    • 2 tsp Soy Sauce
    • 1 tsp Vinegar
    • 2 tsp Chilli Powder
    • Spring Onion a handful finely chopped
    • 1 tbsp Oil

    for coating paneer

    • 3 tbsp All Purpose Flour / Maida
    • 6 tbsp Corn Flour / Corn Starch
    • ½ tsp Baking powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Soy Sauce (optional)
    • Water as needed
    • 2 cups Oil (+for deep frying)

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil for deep frying. Take all the ingredients given for coating in a bowl, add in water and make it into a batter. Dip the paneer in the batter and fry till golden. Remove it to a plate.
    • Mix all the sauces in a bowl and set aside.
    • Now in the remaining oil(if there is no oil, add a tsp more oil). Add in ginger, garlic and chillies. Saute for a min.
    • Add in onions, capsicum and saute for couple more mins.
    • Add in salt, sugar and mix well. Add in chilli powder and sauces and mix well. Cook for couple of mins.
    • Add in the fried paneer and toss.
    • Add in spring onion and mix well.Serve with noodles or fried rice.

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    Nutrition Facts
    Chilli Paneer Recipe | Restaurant Style Chilli Paneer (Dry & Gravy)
    Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
    Calories 1290 Calories from Fat 1161
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 129g198%
    Saturated Fat 16g100%
    Trans Fat 0.5g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 33g
    Monounsaturated Fat 73g
    Cholesterol 33mg11%
    Sodium 559mg24%
    Potassium 223mg6%
    Carbohydrates 29g10%
    Fiber 4g17%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 10g20%
    Vitamin A 1187IU24%
    Vitamin C 32mg39%
    Calcium 302mg30%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Chilli Paneer Recipe Step by Step Pictures

     
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    Take all your ingredients
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    take a block of paneer..this is a 500 gram block
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    cut it into pretty big cubes
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    take it in a bowl
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    cover with hot water
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    let it sit for 15 mins or so
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    Now take flour, cornflour, salt, chilli powder in a bowl
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    add in water to make a little thick paste
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    take a paneer cube
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    dip in the batter
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    fry till goldne
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    drain and set aside
     
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    Now let's mix up the sauces, first tomato ketchup
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    soy sauce
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    vinegar
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    green chilli sauce
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    red chilli sauce
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    mix well and set aside
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    now in the remaining oil
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    add in ginger, garlic and green chillies
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    saute for a min
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    add in onions and capsicum
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    add in some salt and sugar, don't add too much,
    because sauces has salt in them
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    mix well
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    add in chilli powder
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    and sauces
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    mix well
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    add in fried paneer
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    toss
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    lastly goes a handful of spring onion
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    serve
     

    Chilli Paneer (Gravy ) Recipe

    Making Chilli Paneer Gravy is so easy. All you need is few modification to the above recipe and you can make gravy version of chilli paneer.

    When making the sauce. Add extra water to the sauce. Bring it to a boil. Mix 2 tsp cornstarch with some water to make a slurry and pour it into the sauce. The cornflour will thicken the sauce and gives it a shine and glaze. Now you can add your fried paneer and toss. Chilli paneer gravy can be served with fried rice, noodles. 

    How to Serve Chilli Paneer as Appetizer

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    This is the chilli paneer bites which i served for maha birthday and everyone loved it. It was tangy, spicy and packed a punch in the party.

    This is your normal chilli paneer. But i modified it so i can serve it in a toothpick. It is so easy to make and it will make your party really special. The one thing is you have to cut your paneer cubes a little big, so i soaked that paneer in some hot water so it gets soft. I used cherry tomatoes to make it look beautiful, if you cannot get it, you can use normal tomatoes which is cubed.

    Similar Recipes,
    Chilli Paneer
    Chukka Paneer
    Gobi Cashew Masala
    Mushroom Manchurian
    Chilli Gobi
    Gobi Manchurian Gravy

     
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    Chilli Paneer Ingredients

    • Paneer - 500 grams cubed into big chunks
    • Onion - 2 large peeled and finely chopped
      Spring Onion White Part - from 4 chopped finely
    • Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 2 large cubed
      Cherry Tomato - 20
    • Garlic - 3 tblspn finely chopped
    • Ginger - 3 tblspn finely chopped
    • Green Chilli - 5 chopped very finely
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar to taste
    • Tomato ketchup - ½ cup or to taste
    • Red Chilli Sauce - 3 tblspn or to taste
    • Green Chilli Sauce - 3 tblspn or to taste
    • Soy Sauce - 1 tblspn or to taste
    • Vinegar - 2 tsp or to taste
    • Chilli Flakes- 1 tblspn
    • Spring Onion green part - from 4 chopped finely
      Oil - 2 tblspn

    For Frying:

    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - ½ cup
    • Corn Flour / Corn Starch - ¼ cup
      Salt to taste
    • Chilli Powder -1 tsp
    • Water as needed
    • Oil - for deep frying

    Chilli Paneer Preparation

    • Start by making the sauce. Heat 2 tblspn of oil. Add in ginger, garlic and chillies. Saute for a min.
    • Add in onions, capsicum and saute for couple more mins. Sprinkle salt, sugar and mix well. Add in all the sauces and mix well. Cook on a low heat till oil separates from this. Add in chilli flakes and mix well. Set aside.
    • Heat oil for deep frying. Take all the ingredients given for batter in a bowl, add in water and make it to semi thick batter. Dip the paneer in the batter and fry till golden. Remove it to a plate.
    • Now heat the sauce again. Add in capsicum, cherry tomatoes and mix well and cook for a min.
    • Add in the fried paneer and toss.
    • finely chopped green part of spring onion and mix well. Take small toothpicks, put the cherry tomato first then capsicum piece and then the paneer piece. Serve

    Pictorial:

     
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    drain and set aside
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    Now the sauce is thick
     
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    capsicum and cherry tomatoes
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    mix well
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    add in paneer cubes
     
     
     
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    Now for serving..take some toothpick
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    insert a cherry tomato
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    now a capsicum
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    and a paneer cube
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    done..
     
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    Comments

    1. Soumyaa Ram

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      Looks yummy.... Wow... Thank u Aarthi! Will try it soon

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    2. nutan chanda

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      Very nice..looks very yummy,will try

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    3. Pragyan

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      Beautiful!

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    4. Nisha

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      Mouth watering 🙂

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    5. meenakshi

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      Why do we need to soak paneer in hot water?

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      • Anonymous

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        Bcz you want it soft

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    6. Aarthi

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      @meenakshiIf u want you can soak it in hot water before frying for making it soft.

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    7. Blossom

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      Wow. Love the way u put the steps. Its only cuz of you dat now m getting interested in cooking. Thankyou. We love you:)

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    8. Blossom

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      Wow

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    9. Prajakta Indulkar

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      WOW! Really yummy! u made it very easy. thanks!1

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    10. Anonymous

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      Hi,
      Please explain the green chilli sauce have not been able to find it in stores.
      Thanks

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    11. Anonymous

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      Looks delicious !!

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    12. Anonymous

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      Hi,

      Anyone know of a good substitute for the Green chilli sauce? I can't seem to find one anywhere

      Thanks

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    13. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousif you have red chilli sauce, use that or just skip it and add some green chilli paste

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    14. Anonymous

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      Asfhjnbvcxx

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    15. Neeti Agarwal

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      Thanks fr the recipe... it tyrned out great... almost like restaurant one

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    16. Neeti Agarwal

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      Hey thanks fr the recipe.. it turned out really great... almost like restaurant one...

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    17. Anonymous

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      Whr can we find green and red chillie sauce? Can we make at home or use red chillie paste instead?

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    18. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousu can get it in any super market, look in the sauces section. Will soon share a homemade version

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    19. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi a big thank u from me n my family today i made this recipe it was superb delicious yuuummmy God bless u dear
      Only one confusion is their paneer was hard don't know why, i used homemade paneer it was made by double tonned milk is this the reason?
      Thanks & regards
      Avni

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    20. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousjust soak paneer in hot water because using this will soften them

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    21. Anonymous

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      What can you use instead of green and red chilli sauce? Can you just do it without?

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    22. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousthose sauces add flavour, just add some green chilli or red chilli paste

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    23. Anonymous

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      Hi can you please post a link to the gravy one? I have tried this several times and my husband loves it!! I love how the recipe comes with step by step pictures therefore i can know how it should look like. Thank you for this

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    24. Aarthi

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      @Anonymouswill share it soon

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    25. najuka dharmpuriwar

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      @aarthi tried for first time & it was delicious.....thanks a lot...
      Najuka & Vaishnav
      Dubai

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    26. meena

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      A crowd pleaser !! Turned out to be delicious .thanks for sharing

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    27. Eatall night

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      wow! it is very yummy and mouth watering recipe. i love it Thnx for this recipe.
      EatAllNite

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    28. Kirti Adanwale

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      @Nisha

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    29. Anonymous

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      @Soumyaa Ramok

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    30. Anonymous

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      I find that after frying, if u put the paneer into cold water it maintains the softness...

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    31. Anonymous

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      HI ... i am new to the world of cooking and luckily i came across your blog. I tried two of your recipes . Chilli paneer was a huge hit and my husband loved it . Next from your list is chicken liver fry.

      Keep doing the great work. Thanks a ton.

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    32. Kathleen Sharon

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      Thank u so much for this accurately and precisely described recipe. For a beginner like me such recipes are so helpful.Followed your recipe to the measure and my husband was super impressed.

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    33. SHITAL HEBSUR

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      Hello mam,
      First of all thank u so much for posing such a wonderful recipe.i made it,it come out hell good..everyone praised me and asked me to make it again.

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    34. Vishakha

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      hello mam,
      Thank you so much for uploading these recipes! I just wanted to know if I want to make this gravy, how to do that?

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    35. Anonymous

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      Tried your chicken Manchurian recipe....it was just awesome...my husband just loved it..thank u so much for lovely recipes.

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    36. Anonymous

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      i tried and it turned so well....my kids are overjoyed...."mamma u make better than restaurant" is the best comment i got.....thank you so much aarthi..ur too good...

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    37. Unknown

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      I've made this so many times now. And everytime I make it, I get lots of compliments. Thanks for posting this recipe, it's the best chilli Paneer recipe online

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      nice recipe easy to cook by the help of pictures, nice work
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    40. Amon

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      Hello!

      Just to let you know I still make this recipe today. No one has topped this recipe yet! Keep up your amazing work!

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    41. Bish

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      I don't know why, the paneer coating got stuck to the kadhai, so it didn't turn out nice. Any idea why. I tried the other bath with slightly thicker coating too but still bad

      Reply

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