Paneer Chettinad

Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest, oiliest and most aromatic in India. The name Chettinad cuisine comes from the fact that it is prepared by Chettiars – a community known for their extravagant lifestyles in southern Tamil Nadu. Pepper, chilly, garlic and ginger are some of the key ingredients, which are used by our chefs in Chettinad preparations. And since most of the masalas are home-made, they give a distinctive taste to the dishes. If you have a taste for the hot and spicy, this is the cuisine made for your palate!

Preparationa time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves : 6

Ingredients:
200gm of paneer cut into big squares. Pierce the paneer with fork or knife
3 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp maida
1 tbsp besan
1 tbsp chilli powder
1/2 cup mint leaves
1/4 cup corainder leaves
8-10 green chillies finely chopped
2 tbsp jaljeera powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
salt to taste
1 tbsp curd
Pinch of tandoori color or orange food color
1 lime ka juice
4 tbsp of water
oil for deep frying

For the Garnish:
1/2 cup onions
salt to taste
1 tsp red chilli powder
few drops of lime juice
1 tsp oil

Method:

1. In paneer, add all the ingredients. Mix well with hands.
2. Marinade for 1/2 - 1 hour.
3. Shallow fry it in the tava with little oil or deep fry it in a kadai till it becomes crisp.

For the Garnish
a. Cut the onions into thin slices round.
b. Take oil in the pan add onions and fry it for few minutes till translucent.
c. Remove from pan and add lime juice, red chilli powder, pinch of tandoori color or orange color and salt to tste. Mix well
d. Place it on the side of the plate and place the paneer chettinad in the middle.