Paneer in hot garlic sauce is an Indo-Chinese style vegetarian gravy dish. If you are craving something spicy and garlicky, this Paneer dish is perfect. In addition, this goes well with any rice and noodles.
What is Hot Garlic Sauce?
Hot Garlic Sauce is a type of Chinese sauce that is tangy, spicy, and garlicky. It has a fantastic flavor profile. I love to use these sauces with vegetables, paneer, tofu, and veg balls. It is comforting, especially in the winter.
What Ingredients Are Needed for Paneer in Hot Garlic Sauce?
Sriracha Sauce/Schezwan Sauce/Any Red Chilli Sauce Dry Red Chilli Dark Soy Sauce Vinegar Brown Sugar Red Pepper Flakes Crushed Black Pepper Chopped Garlic Chopped Green Chilli Corn Starch Water Paneer Garlic Powder A little bit of oil. Green onion Salt
Can We Customize the Recipe?
Absolutely. You can customize the recipe according to your preferences. *You can increase or decrease the quantity of chili paste in this recipe. I will not advise removing it from any other sauce. This red chili sauce/sriracha sauce is the soul of hot garlic sauce. If you don’t eat very spicy food, reduce the quantity. You can remove some green chilies in that case. *For a vegan alternative or for some reason you do not want to use Paneer, you can use tofu. Tofu will taste excellent with this sauce. *Use lots of fresh, exotic vegetables. Boil them or stir fry them to use in this sauce. You will love them in any case. *Instead of shallow frying/deep frying, you can air fry or bake the paneer. That will make the recipe less oily for sure.
You May Want to check other Indo-Chinese Recipes
Mongolian Tofu Stir Fry Stir Stir-fried veg Noodles Veg Balls in Hot Garlic Sauce Easy Vegetable Stir Fry Veg Fried Rice
How Can We Make The Paneer in Hot Garlic Sauce?
Two steps are essential in this recipe 1-First step is to make cubes of paneer. You choose the size and thickness according to your taste. I prefer little big cubes of paneer as they look good. Coat them with corn flour, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and a few drops of water. Depending on your choice, you can either shallow, deep, air, or bake them. They will all take different times and yield different textures. However, they taste the same when you dip them in hot garlic sauce. 2-The second step is to make an excellent hot garlic sauce. Take a wok/pan. Add just a few drops of oil and heat it. Add chopped garlic and chopped green chilies to it. Let them infuse the oil with their flavor. Add chili sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar. Let the sauce cook for 1 minute, and add black and red pepper flakes. Mix some cornstarch with water and add it to the sauce. Cook the paneer in the sauce for 1-2 minutes on low/medium flame. Paneer will soak all the sauce’s beautiful flavors and look plump. Garnish with chopped green onion and serve.
