Name: Paneer Sambal recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Dry long red chillies 15 ( adjust as per your spice level); Hot water 1 bowl; Shallots 4; Red onion big sized 1; Garlic fat pods 3; Ginger paste freshly crushed 3/4 teaspoon; Salt as required; paneer cubes 200 grams; Sesame oil 5 tablespoons; water 1/4 cup

ABOUT Paneer Sambal RECIPE

Sambal is one staple which is widely used in Malaysian and Thai Indo recipes . Sambal is a spicy red chilli paste which includes dried prawns in it . Vegetarians , can omit including prawns while preparing this Sambal paste. I was badly craving to taste this Sambal from morning , and finally made up my mind to do a quick paneer dish that blends perfectly well with the Sambal paste . Cravings results in innovations. This is true in my case . Let’s get started spice lovers !

Ingredients Serving: 3

Dry long red chillies 15 ( adjust as per your spice level)
Hot water 1 bowl
Shallots 4
Red onion big sized 1
Garlic fat pods 3
Ginger paste freshly crushed 3/4 teaspoon
Salt as required
paneer cubes 200 grams
Sesame oil 5 tablespoons
water 1/4 cup

Instructions

Soak red chillies in a bowl of hot water for 10 minutes .
Discard the stem of the red chillies before use.
Meantime , heat 4 tablespoons sesame oil in a pan .
Gently toast the paneer cubes in the hot oil without breaking the paneer cubes .
Transfer the toasted paneer cubes to a plate . Keep it aside .
Grind the soaked red chillies along with garlic pods and shallots into a smooth thick paste .
Use only required water while grinding the red chillies .
Sambal paste is ready .
Now , Heat the same pan and add the thinly sliced onion to the leftover oil .
Sauté in high flame till the onions turn translucent.
Add 3/4 teaspoon freshly crushed ginger paste .
Sauté till the raw smell leaves .
Add salt .
Add the prepared Sambal paste .
Mix and sauté the paste till raw smell leaves .
Pour 1/4 cup water to the pan .
Allow the Sambal to boil and thicken .
Sambal turns red in colour at some point.
Sambal releases oil .
At this stage , add the roasted paneer cubes and give a quick toss .
See that every paneer cube is coated well with the masala .
Slow roast in low flame for a couple of minutes .
It’s done .
Paneer Sambal is ready .
Serve hot with Roomali rotis / pulaos / any bread of your choice .

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