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Sweet and Sour Honey Lemon Paneer

Crispy paneer strips tossed in honey lemon sauce and served over rice. Easy, mouthwatering & full of flavor recipe!
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 PEOPLE
Author: Ruchi

Ingredients

FOR PANEER

SAUCE PREPARATION


Instructions

  • Let's begin with paneer first.
  • In a bowl add cornflour. Add salt and red chili powder to it and mix.
  • Cut paneer in thin strips.
  • Coat paneer strips in cornflour mixture. Dust off the excess.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Before frying, strain paneer through a strainer and dust off the excess mixture otherwise it will mess up the oil.
  • Fry paneer strips until golden brown in color.
  • Assemble: rest of the ingredients.
  • In a bowl combine soy sauce + chili sauce + brown sugar + lemon peel + honey + tomato ketchup.
  • Mix it well.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add ginger-garlic paste. Saute for a minute on low flame. Add green onions and saute for another minute.
  • Mix in the sauce mixture and 1/3 cup of water. Add salt and bring it to a boil.
  • Lower the flame and add in paneer strips.
  • Mix until well blended.
  • Adjusted seasonings and serve it with white rice.
  • Just before serving sprinkle some sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
  • Enjoy your yummy meal !!