Paneer manchurian (restaurant style)
Making this delicious restaurant style Paneer manchurian is super easy with this recipe. It's a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer made by tossing fried paneer in sweet tangy and spicy manchurian sauce. You can also serve it with noodles or fried side as a side.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 200 grams paneer (Indian cottage cheese)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (maida) (prefer organic flour)
- 3 tbsps corn flour (corn starch or rice flour)
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp red chilli powder (optional) replace with pepper powder
- Water as needed to make batter
- Oil for frying
Making manchurian sauce
- 1 tbsp oil olive or sesame oil
- ½ to ¾ tbsp garlic minced
- ½ to ¾ tbsp ginger minced
- ¼ cup spring onion whites chopped
- ¼ to ½ cup capsicum chopped or bell pepper
- 1 tsp corn flour (corn starch or arrowroot powder)
- ½ cup water (you may need little more, use as needed)
- 1 ½ tbsps soya sauce (use naturally brewed or organic, I used kikkoman)
- 2 tbsps tomato sauce (I used homemade sauce)
- ¾ to 1 tsp sugar
- ½ to ¾ tsp black pepper
- ½ to ¾ tsp vinegar (use only if needed to give a mild tang)
- Salt as needed (use only if needed, I used about ¼ tsp)
- 2 tbsps Spring onion greens
How to make the recipe
Preparation
- Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying paneer.
- While the oil heats, add corn flour, maida, salt and chilli powder to a bowl.
- Add water just enough to make a free flowing batter.
- The consistency must be moderately thick, not too thick or too runny.
- Dip the paneer cubes in the batter and deep fry in hot oil.
- Stir often and fry on a medium heat until golden and crisp.
- Drain them on a kichen tissue.
- Add 1 tsp corn flour to a bowl and add water.
- Mix and make a lump free slurry. Keep this aside.
How to make paneer manchurian
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a wide pan. Regulate the flame to high.
- Add ginger garlic and saute for a min for the nice aroma to comes out.
- Next add spring onion whites and fry for a min or two.
- Add capsicum and saute for another minute.
- Pour soya sauce, tomato sauce and corn slurry.
- Make sure you stir the corn slurry once before pouring to the pan.
- Add more water if needed. Reduce the flame to medium and add sugar.
- Stir and check the taste of the sauce.
- Add black pepper, salt and vinegar if needed.
- Allow the sauce to turn thick. Turn off the flame.
- Add the fried paneer and spring onion greens.
- Toss the paneer in the sauce well to coat evenly.
- Serve paneer manchurian hot.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 584mg | Potassium: 75mg | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 3.1mg | Calcium: 326mg | Iron: 1mg