Pallipalayam Style Spicy Paneer Recipe - Pallipalayam Paneer Recipe

Pallipalayam Paneer is a Spicy Paneer Recipe, made from Pallipalayam Masala. Pallipalayam is a small town near Erode of Coimbatore district. I had this Paneer is one of the famous Restaurant in Coimbatore. The taste was awesome. so I wanted to try it. I Googled & found Pallipalayam Chicken Recipe, so i Replaced it with Paneer. Key Ingredient of this Recipe is Pearl Onion & Red chillies. Red chillies add Spiciness to the Recipe. Now we will see the Preparation of Pallipalayam Recipe.

Pallipalayam Paneer Recipe

 Prep Time :  10  min.  

Cook Time : 15  minutes.

Recipe Category:Paneer

Recipe Cusine South Indian

serves:4

Ingredients

Paneer - 250 gms.

Pearl Onions - 20.

Curry leaves - 2 Sprig.

Red chillies - 6.
Coconut Pieces - 12.(thinly sliced)

Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp.

Turmeric - 1/8 tsp.

Salt - to taste.

For Paste

Pearl Onions - 4

Garlic - 6.

Red chillies - 2.

To Temper

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Coconut oil - to fry.

Preparation

• Grind Pearl Onion + Garlic into a Paste.
• Soak Red Chillies in a hot water for 15 minutes & Grind Red Chillies into a Smooth Paste.

• Deseed the Red chillies & broke into 2.
• Chop the Pearl Onions finely.

Method

• Heat the oil, add mustard seeds. When it Splutters add Fennel seeds. saute till you get Good aroma.
• Add Broken  Red chillies & Curry leaves.
• Saute till  Red chillies  slightly changes its colour. Add coconut pieces. saute for a minute. 

• Add finely chopped Onions. Saute till it turns Pink.

• Add Onion- Garlic Paste,saute till raw Smell Goes off.
• Add Paneer, Mix well.
• Add Garam Masala, Turmeric Powder & Salt. Mix well. Saute in a low medium heat for 2 minutes.

• Finally add Chilli Paste, Mix well.Saute for a minute. Serve hot. 

Notes

• you can crush & add 1/2 tsp of Pepper.
• you can replace chilli Paste with Red Chilli Powder.
• Always use Coconut oil for authentic taste.
• Adding coconut bites gives nice crunchy taste to Recipe.