Author Notes
Remember the nursery rhyme that goes, "Little Miss Muffet, Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey..."? Guess what she was eating cottage cheese ! :) In fact, a little known fact about cottage cheese is that's how it got it's name. It was named "Cottage Cheese" because it was made in cottages, which are small country houses. That was my lesson for the day !
Paneer as we call it in India is a very common dish among North Indians and if you Google, you will find a zillion ways of preparing them. My initial plan was to prepare chilly paneer but then yesterday night we had some real spicy dinner; so I thought of making it tangy with a little bit of kick! ;) —Kankana
Ingredients
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1 pound
paneer / cottage cheese
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1/2 cup
grated onion
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2 cups
chopped spring onions/green onions
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10-12
pearl onion
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4 cloves
garlic
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1 tbs
soya sauce
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1 tbs
vinegar
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1
green chilly
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1 tbs
chilly flakes
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1/2 tbs
lemon juice
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1/2 tbs
lime juice
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1 tbs
lime zest
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salt and pepper
Directions
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Cut the paneer/cottage cheese into cube size pieces
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In a big bowl combine the paneer with soya sauce, vinegar, finely chopped garlic, chilly flakes, lemon juice with some salt and ground pepper
Let it marinate for about 15 minutes
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In a pan heat 3 spoon oil and fry the paneer pieces in low heat, avoid over frying it.
Make sure all the sides are cooked properly, take it out and put in a separate plate. (It should take about a minute or two in each side)
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In the same pan add the grated onion and saute for 5 minutes.
Add the pearl onions , chopped spring onion and finely chopped green chilly including the left over marinate from the bowl and cook for another 5 minutes
Combine the fried paneer in the pan and stir properly to mix everything .
Taste for salt and add some if it's not enough. (At this stage if you want more heat you can more chilly flakes)
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Finally add the lime juice and the lime zest and toss it properly.
Serve it hot and garnish with some lime slices.
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