Chatpata Paneer is a tangy and spicy paneer recipe with capsicum and onion. Being fairly dry, this chatpata paneer recipe serves great as an appetizer or as a stuffing for rolls and frankies.
If we have a series of consecutive veggie days, I need to think of ways of making the veg meals interesting. Paneer recipes like Paneer capsicum masala and Paneer Bhurji often come to my resuce then. This chatpata paneer recipe is tangy and spicy and I often serve it as a side dish with dal fry-roti or dal fry-rice. The tangy and spicy taste of this chatpata paneer recipe has made it a hit at my home and I have served it in different ways. At times I chop the paneer pieces to a smaller size and place the chatpata paneer on toasted bread and chatpata paneer toasties are ready. Thus chatpata paneer can be served as a snack too ?
Below is a step by step recipe for Paneer Chatpata with pictures.
Serves : 3
Preparation Time : 10 min
Cooking Time : 20 min
Ingredients:
Cottage Cheese (Paneer) : 200 gms (cut into cubes)
Capsicum : 1 medium (cut into bite-sized squares)
Tomato : 3 medium
Ginger Garlic Paste : 1 tsp
Onion: 1 medium (cut into bite-sized squares) – refer pics
Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder : 1/2 tsp
Chaat Masala : 1/2 tsp
Oil : 3 tbsp
Salt : as per taste
Method of Preparation :
- Take the paneer cubes in a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, turmeric powder, chaat masala and salt and toss to evenly coat the paneer cubes.
- Add 1 tsp oil and ginger garlic paste to a large pan and keep pan on medium flame. Once the ginger garlic paste begins to sizzle, add the chopped tomato. Keep on medium flame and fry till it thickens into a paste.
- In the meanwhile, heat around 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Fry the onion pieces till they are lightly translucent. Remove from oil and transfer to an absorbent paper.
- In the same oil, add the chopped capsicum pieces and lightly fry them for 3-4 min. Remove from oil and transfer to absorbent paper.
- Add the paneer pieces to the same oil and fry for just 2-3 minutes. Frying for too long may harden the paneer pieces.
- Once the tomato paste has thickened, add 1/2 tsp chilli powder, cumin powder and salt and mix.
- Transfer the onion, capsicum and paneer cubes to this tomato paste and mix gently and keep on low flame for 2-3 min. Chatpata Paneer is ready. Serve hot.
Chatpata Paneer Recipe
- Cottage Cheese (Paneer) : 200 gms (cut into cubes)
- Capsicum : 1 medium (cut into bite-sized squares)
- Tomato : 3 medium
- Ginger Garlic Paste : 1 tsp
- Onion: 1 medium (cut into bite-sized squares) – refer pics
- Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder : ½ tsp
- Cumin Powder : ½ tsp
- Chaat Masala : ½ tsp
- Oil : 3 tbsp
- Salt : as per taste
- Take the paneer cubes in a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle, ½ tsp chilli powder, turmeric powder, chaat masala and salt and toss to evenly coat the paneer cubes.
- Add 1 tsp oil and ginger garlic paste to a large pan and keep pan on medium flame. Once the ginger garlic paste begins to sizzle, add the chopped tomato. Keep on medium flame and fry till it thickens into a paste.
- In the meanwhile, heat around 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Fry the onion pieces till they are lightly translucent. Remove from oil and transfer to an absorbent paper.
- In the same oil, add the chopped capsicum pieces and lightly fry them for 3-4 min. Remove from oil and transfer to absorbent paper.
- Add the paneer pieces to the same oil and fry for just 2-3 minutes. Frying for too long may harden the paneer pieces.
- Once the tomato paste has thickened, add ½ tsp chilli powder, cumin powder and salt and mix.
- Transfer the onion, capsicum and paneer cubes to this tomato paste and mix gently and keep on low flame for 2-3 min. Chatpata Paneer is ready. Serve hot.
