This tangy chilli paneer is easy to make and delicious too! It’s also much healthier when you make it yourself – there’s no msg, and you know exactly what’s in the dish. You can also easily make it gluten-free by using tamari sauce or paleo-friendly by using coconut aminos. Nowadays, it’s also easy to find organic sauces like sweet chilli sauce or organic rice vinegar, which I like to use – though you can use the brand of your choice. Restaurant-style chilli paneer typically calls for coating paneer in flour and then deep-frying it. While you can easily do that with this recipe, too – I prefer to make my homemade chilli paneer a little healthier and easier so we can enjoy this as an everyday type of dish. I like to pan-fry the paneer, make the sauce, and stir-fry it all together. It takes minutes to make! I do have a gluten-free/healthier Chilli Chicken that calls for deep-frying if you want to get an idea of how you can do that with the paneer too.
This is an onion masala recipe!
This dry chilli paneer dish is part of my Onion Masala Series, where I share recipes that call for exact amounts of Onion Masala, which you can make in bulk in advance. Having this masala ready to go makes it so easy to cook Indian meals! I’m talking minutes. It’s meal prepping at its finest! The Onion Masala in this stovetop chilli paneer recipe adds a lot of flavor to the dish. I have more paneer recipes calling for onion masala if you’re interested in making those too! This Paneer Makhani and this Tawa Paneer Stir-Fry.
What is Indo-Chinese cuisine?
Indo-Chinese cuisine, developed by a small Chinese community in India, is incredibly popular all over India. While Indo-Chinese recipes are not quite Indian and not quite Chinese… the combined flavors are out of this world tasty. It may just be the best fusion ever. I already have a recipe for a gluten-free and paleo-friendly Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken on my blog and will be sharing several more Indo-Chinese recipes soon! Like this recipe? Pin it to your favorite Pinterest board now so you will remember to make it later!
