Paneer Manchurian (Dry & Gravy)
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Dassana's Veg Recipes · by Dassana Amit★ 4.8 (20)

Paneer Manchurian (Dry & Gravy)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING30M COOK
CAL 40%·PRO 64%
CARBS 50G25% OF CAL
2G FIBER19G OTHER29G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 53G60% OF CAL
23G SAT30G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Crispy fried paneer cheese coated in a tangy, spiced sauce with vegetables, available as a dry appetizer or with gravy for soaking. It's a restaurant-style Indo-Chinese dish with bold, complex flavors.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 3
  • 250 grams paneer ((Indian cottage cheese))
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (or corn flour - for paneer marinade)
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper powder ((ground black pepper) or white pepper - for paneer marinade)
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder (or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper - for paneer marinade)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (or add as required - for paneer marinade)
  • 3 tablespoons oil (- for pan frying paneer)
  • ⅓ cup onions (cut into 1 inch squares or ⅓ cup chopped spring onion whites)
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
  • 1 to 2 teaspoon finely chopped celery (- optional)
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chilies
  • ½ cup capsicum ( diced into 1 inch squares, any color capsicum - red, green or yellow (bell peppers))
  • 1.5 to 2 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce (or add as required)
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder (or white pepper)
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder (or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper)
  • ¼ cup water
  • salt (as required)
  • ½ teaspoon sugar (- optional)
  • ½ teaspoon rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar)
  • 200 grams paneer (or firm tofu)
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced capsicum (or 1 small-sized, optional)
  • 1 to 1.25 cups water (or vegetable stock)
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
  • ½ cup chopped spring onion whites ((scallion whites))
  • 1 green chilli (- finely chopped or ½ to 1 teaspoon chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (- finely chopped)
  • 5 to 6 garlic cloves (- small to medium-sized - finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon celery ( - finely chopped, optional)
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 to 1.5 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons oil (- for frying the paneer)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped spring onions (- for garnish)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (- to make cornstarch paste)
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons water (- to make cornstarch paste)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (- for paneer marinade)
  • ¼ teaspoon finely chopped ginger (- for paneer marinade)
  • ¼ teaspoon finely chopped garlic (- for paneer marinade)
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon black pepper powder (or as required, for paneer marinade)
  • salt (as required, for paneer marinade)
PREP
5M
SODIUM
1938MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.