Ingredients:

• 500 g – Paneer (cottage cheese)
• few drops red colour
• 2 tbsp – Corn flour
• oil for deep frying
• For the Sauce:
• 2 to 3 tbsp – oil
• 1.5 tbsp – coarsely ground Garlic
• 2 to 3 tsp – soya sauce
• 2 tsp – white Vinegar
• 3 Green chillies (slit)
• 3 dry Red Chillies (broken)
• 1 Capsicum (cut into strips)
• pinch ajinomotto
• few drops red colour
• 1 cup – water
• 1 tsp – Corn flour dissolved in ½ cup water

Method:

1. Cut the paneer into 1.5 cubes.
2. Gently rub colour on the paneer cubes.
3. Coat the paneer cubes with corn flour and deep-fry in hot oil till golden. Keep aside.
4. For the sauce:
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. Add garlic, green and red chillies.
7. Saute for 2-3 mins.
8. Add soya sauce, vinegar, ajinomoto and few drops of red colour.
9. Add one cup water and bring it to a boil. Mix well.
10. In a half cup water dissolve 1 tsp corn flour. Mix well.
11. Ensure no lumps are formed.
12. Add the corn flour solution to the sauce.
13. Simmer for few minutes till the sauce begins to boil.
14. Add the paneer pieces and capsicums.
15. Simmer for few minutes till the sauce thickens.
16. Serve hot immediately.

Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja