Hot Honey Paneer

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Ingredients 

• 300 grams paneer (cottage cheese) cut into ½ inch thick pieces
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons oil + for deep-frying 
• 4 tablespoons cornflour/ corn starch
• 100 grams noodles, boiled
• 1 medium onion, cut into quarters and layers separated
• 6-8 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon white pepper powder
• 1½ tablespoons red chilli paste
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 stalk spring onion greens, chopped

Method

1. Heat sufficient oil in a wok, roll the paneer pieces in two tablespoons of cornflour and deep-fry on medium heat until the edges start to turn brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
2. Deep-fry noodles in hot oil until crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. Mix remaining cornflour in ½ cup water.
3. Blend the tomato sauce, soy sauce, honey, white pepper powder, red chilli paste and salt to taste in 1 cup vegetable stock.
4. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan, add the garlic and stir-fry briefly. Add the onion and continue to stir-fry for half a minute. Stir in the sauces and spices mix and the remaining vegetable stock. Cook on high heat for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Stir in cornflour mixture and continue to cook for a couple of minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken. Add the fried paneer pieces and cook on medium heat for half a minute or until the sauce coats the paneer pieces.
6. Serve hot on a bed of crispy fried noodles topped with spring onion greens.