Peri Peri Paneer...3 Ps are some music to ears..aren't they?
I have been waiting to get my peri peri sauce to get perfect for trying out this Peri Peri Paneer. So Peri Peri is a Portuguese origin and is got its name from the peri peri chillies. However I feel in the name before even I knew the origin and since then everytime I saw its mention on the menu, it was on my plate too. Well so much for the love of Peri Peri Paneer that I finally worked out the recipe which I felt suited my taste and worked wonderfully to my expectations. Another interesting recipe of Peri Peri Paneer can be as a pizza topping and that with of cheese and bell peppers would just be so perfect.
So one of those days when I gave this Peri Peri Paneer to my husband as a snack, he just loved it. And based on his expressions I could tell that I finally cracked Peri Peri Paneer. Well nothing feels better that a happy tummy and every time I have one at home life just gets better.
Well lets get back to Peri Peri Paneer and the goodness it has. Follow the recipe of Peri Peri Paneer to the T and enjoy the exact flavors, however I kept them medium spiced and that's as per your taste.
So time to get to the recipe of Peri Peri Paneer here.
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- Cottage Cheese: 200 gms cut in thick square shaped slices
- Dried red chilles: 6-7 soaked in water
- Garlic: 5-6 cloves
- Black pepper corns: 4-5
- Red chilli powder: ½ tsp
- Olive oil: 2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp chopped
- Oregano: ½ tsp
- Lemon juice: 2-3 tbsp
- Salt: as per taste
- Sugar: ½ tsp
- Hung curd: 2 tbsp
- Make a fine paste of red chillies, olive oil, garlic, sugar, salt, red chilli powder, peppercorns, coriander leaves, oregano and lemon juice.
- You can add some water to make the paste fine.
- Now pour it in a pan and cook the paste for 5 mins and till the paste is cooked.
- Let the paste cool and then mix it in the hung curd .
- Add paneer spices in the hung curd mixture and let it marinate for an hour.
- Once marination is done grill them on a pan and serve hot with lemon and onions as starters or party snacks.