January 15, 2009

QUICK CHINJABI PANEER

Chinjabi the word comes from Chinese+Punjabi! ha ha!!,Isn't that what we are used to? :),the common Indian can find a chowmein stall at every street corner,and a newer version of every possible chinese dish in every mushrooming restaurant a common example being gobi manchurian,chilli paneer and so on....I guess now only a few of us are left with a taste for the authentic and adapting it to suit one's palate is the norm :), not that I am all for it, but what the heck, if it tastes good then it should not matter where it originated from!! At the end of the day it should just be a healthy, satisfying, fun meal for friends and family!RIGHT? Do YOU know of any CHINJABI DISHES??

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Ingredients-

  • Fresh cottage cheese(paneer)-250gms

  • Onion-(1 large, roughly chopped)

  • Tomato-(1 large,chopped)

  • Capsicum(1 large ,chopped)

  • Oil-2 tsp

  • Soya sauce- 1tsp

  • Chilli garlic sauce-1 tsp

  • Roasted cumin seeds-1 tsp(ground)

  • Salt to taste

Method-

Heat oil in a pan, add the onion,tomato and capsicum and stir fry till soft, add the rest of the ingredients and toss well, serve hot....

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SCORING POINTS OF CHINJABI PANEER :)

This is a delicious quick fix dish excellent if you are not in the mood to cook or if guests drop by unexpectedly, can be made with tofu too, is excellent with chapatis or bread, great for fussy kids, leftovers can be used as a filling for sandwiches the next day!

12 comments:

  1. When i saw the title what this chincabi was ;-) now i know.
    Paneer dish looks yumm.

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  2. HeHe!! Chinjabi? That's creative! Looks scrumptious and so colorful. I made Paneer dish too today, Trisha loves Paneer (Indian cheese to her)!:))

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  3. thats right bindiya, we are soo used to these fusion chinese cooking that the authentic ones seem too bland for us sometimes..thats a quick and easy one that uve posted here!

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  4. I lurvve punjabi chinese, and crave that stuff in this chinese land:)

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  5. Its quick, warm and spicy with chinese flavour. looks good like the name too :)

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  6. I've heard of "Hinglish" never Chinjabi LOL

    Very beautiful dish... I also make a lot of chinjabis. pretty colors.

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  7. Well we term this as Indo chinese food and it seems more popular and preferred than authentic Chinese one
    Love this style of making paneer,it looks vibrantly colourful too

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  8. I am a big fan of chinjabi food (or dhaba chinese as i call it). Totally love manchurian but chilli paneer is my absolute favorite

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  9. nice name paneer looks so delicious he he he he chinjabi

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  10. Thanks for stopping by...Your Chinjabi dish looks wonderful..a nice name though :)

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  11. wow Chinjabi sounds cool. loved the dish girl, very colorful & yummy

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  12. a lovely Chinjabi dish. yum yum! :D

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