Paneer Manchurian

Paneer Manchurian

(An indo-chinese dish of cottage-cheese dumplings in a mild-spicy soy-sauce gravy.)
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PrepTime : Serves : Cook Time
20Min 4 10Min

Ingredients :

200 gms paneer/cottage cheese
1/2 cup chopped coriander
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup crushed cashewnuts or almonds
25 gms cornflour
100 gms flour
1/4 cup spring onions - chopped
1 clove garlic - flaked
4-5 green chilies - chopped
100 gms tomato sauce
1/4 tsp pepper pwd
1/4 tsp chilli sauce
1/4 tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
onion leeks for garnishing
cooking oil

Cooking Instructions :

Mash together the paneer, leaves, nuts, flours, spring onions, garlic, pepper pwd, salt, sugar & green chilies. Add 1/3rd of each of these - the tomato, soya & chili sauces and vinegar. Mash to a thick mixture, adding a little water if reqd. Make golf-ball size balls of this mixture & deep fry till golden brown. In a saucepan, add all the remaining sauces & vinegar with 2 cups water bring to a boil. Taste & add salt/sugar and thicken the mixture with cornflour, while simmering. Last, add the balls & garnish & simmer for just 2 minutes.