Cottage Cheese in Burnt Garlic Sauce

Cottage Cheese in Burnt Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

Paneer (cottage cheese) cut into batons - 250 grams

Garlic crushed - 2 tablespoons

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Celery finely chopped - 1 teaspoon

Green chillies finely chopped - 2

Vegetable stock - 1½ cups

Red chilli sauce - 1 teaspoon

Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons

Tomato ketchup - 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Crushed black peppercorns to taste

Sugar - ¼ teaspoon

Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped - 2 teaspoon + for garnishing

Cornflour/ corn starch - 1 tablespoon

Method

Step 1

Heat oil in a deep non-stick wok, add garlic and sauté till it turns golden brown. Add celery, green chillies and vegetable stock and mix well.

Step 2

Add red chilli sauce, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt crushed peppercorns, sugar and chopped coriander and mix well.

Step 3

Combine water and cornflour in a bowl to make a smooth paste. Add this slurry to the pan.

Step 4

Add cottage cheese batons and mix well. Add vinegar and mix lightly. Cook for 3-4 minutes.

Step 5

Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.