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chilli paneer recipe | restaurant style chilli paneer recipe | Indo-Chinese chilli paneer recipe | with 32 amazing images.

chilli paneer is a restaurant style chilli paneer recipe which is an Indo-Chinese chilli paneer recipe.

chilli paneer is an Indo-Chinese starter recipe which is simply made by batter-coating and deep-frying paneer cubes which are further tossed with green chillies and spring onions and oriental sauces to make this really scrumptious treat. Serve restaurant style chilli paneer recipe as a starter or as an accompaniment to the main course.

restaurant style chilli recipe has managed to gets its name on the menu of every Indian Chinese restaurant. Making restaurant style chilli paneer recipe at home is healthy and efficient and also we have not used MSG for preparing it. Use a wok for Chinese food always.

chilli paneer can be made dry as well as with gravy, here we have shared chilli paneer recipe which is restaurant style. Paneer chilli is loved by my family whenever I make hakka noodles or Chinese fried rice at home. I can assure you once you make it at home, you will forget ordering or going out to the restaurants for chilli paneer.

Make sure to cook the Indo-Chinese chilli paneer recipe on a high flame all the time or it might lose its crunch. Also, you can shallow fry the paneer, if you do not wish to deep fry it. Fry paneer on high flame or it will get hard, any chewy.

The Chilli Paneer Stir-Fry gets its attractive flavour from a combination of vinegar and oriental sauces like chilli and soya. Make sure you use fresh and succulent paneer to make this dish, so that it remains soft and not chewy after deep-frying.

Learn to make chilli paneer recipe | restaurant style chilli paneer recipe | Indo-Chinese chilli paneer recipe | with detailed step by step photos and video below.

Chilli Paneer recipe - How to make Chilli Paneer

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Preparation Time

10 Mins

Cooking Time

30 Mins

Total Time

40 Mins

Makes

4 servings

Ingredients

For Chilli Paneer

To Be Mixed Into A Batter

Other Ingredients For Chilli Paneer

To Be Mixed Into A Cornflour- Water Mixture

For The Garnish

Method

For chilli paneer
 

  1. Combine the paneer cubes and cornflour in a deep bowl or plate and toss them well.
  2. Add the above cornflour coated paneer cubes into the prepared batter and toss gently.
  3. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and deep-fry a few pieces at a time till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.


How to proceed to make chilli paneer
 

  1. To make chilli paneer, heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai or pan, add the garlic, ginger and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  2. Add the spring onions, onion cubes, capsicum and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  3. Add the red chilli paste, soy sauce, vinegar and red chilli sauce and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  4. Add the deep-fried paneer cubes and sauté on a high flame for a few seconds.
  5. Add the cornflour-water mixture, mix gently and cook on a high flame for a few seconds.
  6. Garnish the chilli paneer with spring onion greens and serve immediately.

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To coat paneer for chilli paneer

 

    1. To make chilli paneer recipe | restaurant style chilli paneer recipe | Indo-Chinese chilli paneer recipe | take paneer in a bowl.
    2. Sprinkle 3 tbsp of corn flour over it. 
    3. Mix well and keep aside. This step will help paneer lock its moisture and also will help in making paneer crispy on outside after frying. 
To make crispy fried paneer

 

    1. To make crispy fried paneer for chilli paneer recipe | restaurant style chilli paneer recipe | Indo-Chinese chilli paneer recipe | we will start with making the batter. So take cornflour in a bowl. Cornflour is easily available in market..
    2. Add plain flour. 
    3. Add 1 tsp of soy sauce.
    4. Add red chilli powder. It will help in giving a nice colour to our fried paneer.
    5. Add salt and pepper powder for seasoning. 
    6. Add 1/2 cup water.
    7. Mix well using a whisk and make sure the batter is neither to thick nor too runny. 
    8. Once the batter is ready, add the cornflour coated paneer to it. 
    9. Mix well using hands or a spoon. Make sure you do it light handedly and carefully so that the paneer doesnt break.
    10. Next, heat oil in a kadhai and drop the coated paneer into the oil craefully. 
    11. Fry till golden brown. 
    12. Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside. Make sure you do not skip this step or your chili paneer will end up being super oily and it will affect to the taste of the dish.
To proceed chilli paneer

 

    1. To proceed chilli paneer, heat oil in a wok or a kadai. Make sure to keep the flame high through out the cooking as chinese food is always cooked on high flame and it will help in maintaining the texture of the dish. 
    2. Add garlic. 
    3. Add ginger.
    4. Add green chilies. Ginger, garlic and green chilies work as aromates in the recipe and add flavor. 
    5. Saute on high for few seconds.
    6. Add spring onions.
    7. Add onion cubes.
    8. Add capsicum cubes.
    9. Saute everything together for few more seconds.
    10. Add red chili paste. We have prepared red chili paste using kashmiri red chilies.
    11. Add soy sauce. 
    12. Add vinegar.
    13. Add red chili sauce. You can adjust the quantity according to your preference of spice.
    14. Mix well and cook for few seconds. 
    15. Add deep fried paneer.
    16. Mix well and saute on high for few seconds again.
    17. Add cornflour mixture. We have used 2 tsp of cornflour against 5 tsp of water. 
    18. Mix well and cook for few seconds. 
    19. Garnish spring onion greens on top of chilli paneer | restaurant style chilli paneer recipe | Indo-Chinese chilli paneer |
    20. Serve chilli paneer | restaurant style chilli paneer recipe | Indo-Chinese chilli paneer | hot.

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Madhur Jaiswal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Lot of restaurants use big square pieces of onion and capsicum whereas in this recipe you have use finely chopped onions i like it better when u have cruncy pieces of onion and capsicum with paneer. Just want to know which cutting is more authentic for chilli paneer

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Madhur, Yes you can make it with onion and capsicum cubes to get the restaurant feel.

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hkatharani

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Janaana

March 13, 2025, midnight

I looked for this recipe after enjoying the dish in a restaurant and I think this one is actually better! It was very easy and turned out just as I hoped. It was very tasty accompanied by broccoli and baby corn stir fry and fried rice. As I had some leftover batter, I dipped a few mushrooms in the remainder and added them to the dish; they were tasty too.

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Foodie #622781

March 13, 2025, midnight

Its an awesome recipe .

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Foodie #641789

March 13, 2025, midnight

The best. It turned out so good. I used tofu instead of paneer for more vegan friendly.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks. Please continue to review recipes which you have made and loved from tarladalal.com It will help thousands of food lovers to try the recipe based on your review.

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aena

March 13, 2025, midnight

Can we make batter without using baking powder... I mean is it necessary to add baking powder

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, Do add baking powder as it gives it a little fluffiness.

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Priyanka Kesharwani

March 13, 2025, midnight

Really tasty recipe...lykd it alott ??

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks Priyanka. We are delighted you loved the Chilli Paneer recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.

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simran

March 13, 2025, midnight

Can we use only maida for covering of panner?

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Simran, In the batter we have mixed equal propotion of cornflour and maida.. To give a soft and crispy texture.. If only maida added it will become chewy, once added in the gravy.

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shweta agrawal

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks for the feedback.

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Srimanta Laha

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks Srimanta. We are delighted you loved the Chilli Paneer recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.

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Foodie #551878

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Divya Bhandari

March 13, 2025, midnight

loved the recipe.. it was delicious :)

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Kamna ahuja

March 13, 2025, midnight

Nice recipe n easy to make

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Kamna , we are delighted you loved the Chilli Paneer recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

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Sudha patel

March 13, 2025, midnight

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namita

March 13, 2025, midnight

how to make red mirchi paste

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Foodie #672934

March 13, 2025, midnight

Nice recipe

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kittu

March 13, 2025, midnight

How many grams is 3/4th cup paneer?

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Foodie #674158

March 13, 2025, midnight

good.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Glad you liked the chilli paneer recipe.

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PURNIMA

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hello, I don''t have celery available, what can I use as a substitute?

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Purnima, You can skip adding celery.

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preethi ram

March 13, 2025, midnight

we at Hing chilli powder and how about

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Jaspreet Kaur Chhabra

March 13, 2025, midnight

Sach kahu to mujhe cooking bilkul nhi psand.. Acha bna leti hu bt ek din beti ne zidd ki lokdown p icecream..so i tried ur recipe..n u know what? Its unbelievable.. Superb awesome... Then i tried pannerr chilly n all because of you wo bhi bhot yummy bni.. Thankyou so much for easy recipe n most imp u shred it wd evryone.. Thankyou so much for gvng a big smile to my beloved ones n atleast isi bhane mujhe intrest bhi agya ki kuch new bnaau

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks so much for trying our recipe, it means a lot to us. Keep trying more recipes and sharing your feedback with us.

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palak

March 13, 2025, midnight

mam, as I m making these dish for guest so can I prepare it earlier an keep ?

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yogesh.

March 13, 2025, midnight

yummy.......mouthwatering racipe.must try in monsoon season.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them.Happy Cooking !!

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Foodie #690021

March 13, 2025, midnight

an excellent reciepy .but I want to ask that what can I use instead of spring onions?

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Loves Food

March 13, 2025, midnight

This was an excellent chilli paneer recipe.

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Sandip pawar

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.

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prasanna nossam

March 13, 2025, midnight

I have tried this recipe, it came out nicely .. and the taste is awesome,, thank u for sri TD team ..

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks so much for trying our recipe, it means a lot to us. Keep trying more recipes and sharing your feedback with us.

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Gauri Agarwal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Amazing recipe...i really like all yr recipes..simple...easy n completely mouthwatering

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Gauri, we are delighted you loved the recipe.

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Vibha Verma

March 13, 2025, midnight

Superb recipe

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank you for your feedback. Please keep sharing your feedback for articles and recipes you like.

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Amita Mehta

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, instead of deep frying can we tava fry oaneer? Pls reply. Thanks.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

You can avoid deep frying completely and the paneer cubes as it is.

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Tulsi

March 13, 2025, midnight

hi can we use jaggery instead of sugar?

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, We have not tried using the jaggery, you can use a tsp of it and try it. Do give us your feedback.

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Tulsi

March 13, 2025, midnight

ok so any other option instead of sugar

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, You can use honey..

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kuldeep singh negi

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.

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Saurabh Morparia

March 13, 2025, midnight

YouTube video please

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

https://www.tarladalal.com/chilli-paneer-stir-fry-video-by-tarla-dalal-136v

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yummmmm...

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Surmil Jain

March 13, 2025, midnight

Kindly suggest how much oil required. It is written only 1 tea spoon.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

After the paneer has been deep-fried, 1 tsp oil is enough to saute with other ingredients. Do try this recipe and share your valuable feedback with us.

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Foodie #594567

March 13, 2025, midnight

Tasty!!!

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks. Please continue reviewing Tarla Dalal recipes and letting us know how they worked.

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Foodie #639333

March 13, 2025, midnight

Tasty

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manjirid

March 13, 2025, midnight

Finally a recipe that results into authentic paneer chilly (dry)that I have always been craving for, at home! I made it last evening as a crackling starter. It is absolutely sumptuous and tasty and does not need an accompaniment! Follow the recipe to the tee and its restaurant quality all the way!

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