Garlic paneer recipe – delicious garlic flavored quick paneer starter that can be made under 15 minutes. This can be served in so many wonderful ways – as a starter for parties, as a evening snack or can be used as a filling for kathi rolls.
Since it is mildly spicy and hot, it is best to enjoy during the chilly winters. The spice levels can be adjusted to suit kids’ taste buds. This recipe is adapted from our family favorite garlic chicken recipe.
You can serve this alongside fried rice or hakka noodles.
There is no deep frying involved to make this garlic paneer recipe. The sauce used is homemade with just minimum ingredients.
This also goes well in lunch box as a side. If you prefer to make paneer at home, you can check this post on Homemade Paneer.
For more Paneer recipes, you can check
Chilli paneer
Paneer tikka
Paneer 65
Paneer pakora
Bread paneer rolls
Chilli garlic paneer recipe
Garlic paneer
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
Ingredients for garlic paneer
- 1 ¼ cup paneer cubed
- 6 large garlic cloves
- 1 tsp vinegar (apple cider vinegar)
- 5 to 6 red chilies kashmiri (seeds removed)
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt as needed
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp cumin or 1 small strand of mace
- ½ cup onions chopped
- coriander leaves or celery as needed for garnish
- 1 tsp soya sauce naturally brewed – optional
How to make the recipe
How to make garlic paneer starter
- Blend together garlic, chilies, sugar, salt and vinegar with 2 to 3 tbsp water.
- Heat a pan with oil and allow cumin to sizzle.
- Fry onions until golden. Add the sauce and cook until it thickens and the oil separates.
- Add paneer and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with coriander or celery.
- Serve garlic paneer hot.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Notes
Paneer can be coated with corn flour batter and shallow fried or deep fried first then added to the garlic sauce.
If you are new to cooking, follow my detailed step by step photo instructions for best results.
Chilli garlic paneer recipe with step by step photos
1. Add garlic, red chilies, sugar, salt and vinegar to a blender jar.
2. Add 2 tbsp. water and blend to a smooth or coarse paste.
3. Add cumin to hot oil and saute for a while. You can skip cumin and add a single small strand of mace as well. Add finely chopped onions. You can skip onions and use spring onions.
4. Saute until lightly golden. You can also add capsicum and saute for a while.
5. Add the ground paste.
6. Saute on a medium flame until the mixture begins to leave the sides of the pan or oil begins to separate. There is not much oil used but still one can make out when the sauce is ready. It turns fragrant. But do not overcook, garlic may turn bitter.
7. Add paneer and toss gently to coat the mixture.
8. Saute for just 2 to 3 minutes. Do not overcook. Pour that to the pan and cook until thickens. It just takes one to 2 minutes to thicken.
Garnish with coriander leaves or celery.
Mahi says
Ma’am really a mind-blowing recipe… Thank you so much .. I did this on my hubby’s birthday and his happiness grown exponentially as he loves garlic flavour…
swasthi says
Hi Mahi
You are welcome! Glad your garlic paneer turned out good. Good wishes to both of you!
Thank you!
🙂
Aruna Naik. says
We made this receipe. It tasted delicious.
swasthi says
Thank you so much Aruna
Selvi says
Thank you, Came out well and very easy and quick to prepare
swasthi says
Welcome Selvi
Priya says
Excellent! It came out so well. Everybody loved it.
Prajakta PradhanJoshi says
I make this one with a little modification and it turns out really well. Thanks for sharing this! It’s a big hit among my friends
swasthi says
Welcome Prajakta
thanks for trying
Savitha says
Nice way of explaining receipie with pics.
swasthi says
Thanks Savitha
Bucky says
I live where it is hard to find Kashmiri chili. Is there a more common pepper(in southeast United States) that I could substitute? I have seen kashmiri pepper powder online, how much of it would I use to equal 5-6 chilies?
swasthi says
Hi Bucky
You can also use any fresh red chilies that are less hot. Kashmiri chilies are used here just to give a mild heat to the paneer. You can use about half to 3/4 tsp red chili powder
Harikrishnan R says
Came out very well. Thanks Swasthi
swasthi says
You are welcome
Netra H says
Tried this recipe. It was delicious. Everyone liked it. Thank you for sharing the recipe with us.