Paneer(Cottage Cheese) in Oyster Sauce

I initially intended to make this dish with Mushrooms. I opened up the box and ironically the fungi had fungus growing on it. 

Luckily I had a packet of cottage cheese in the fridge and quickly replaced the fungus growing mushrooms.  Disaster averted. Huge sigh of relief!!!

Ingredients

• Paneer(cottage cheese) cut in cubes 250 gm
• 2 large onions diced
• 1 large Capsicum(Bell Pepper) diced
• 1 tsp julienne ginger
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt and pepper to taste 

Preparation

• Heat oil in a non stick pan.
• Add the ginger and garlic. Fry till the raw smell goes and slightly browned.
• Next add the onions and fry till they are golden brown. Add some salt to speed up the process.
• Once the onions caramelize, add the capsicum. Fry for 5 minutes. 
• Next add the oyster sauce, soya sauce, salt and pepper. Mix it well with onion and capsicum.
• Add the cottage cheese and mix it well. Be careful while stirring not to crumble the paneer. 
• Fry for another minute and remove from fire. Garnish with some spring onions.

Serve with fried rice, noodles or rotis. This can be used as a sandwich filling or even as a starter. 

Note: If you want to make with mushrooms. Add them after adding capsicum and fry for a couple of minutes till they are cooked. Then add the sauces and fry for a minute. 

Chicken in Oyster Sauce

My husband loves Oyster sauce and whenever we go to an Asian restaurant, his choice will always narrow down to an Oyster sauce dish.

I finally decide to give it a shot and try this dish at home. 

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg boneless chicken cut in cubes
• 2 medium sized onions cut in cubes
• 1 capsicum/bell pepper cut in cubes
• 1 carrot cut in cubes
• 1 tsp sliced ginger
• 1 tsp sliced garlic
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 cup Chicken stock
• 2 Tbsp Soy sauce
• 5 Tbsp Oyster sauce
• 2 tsp Corn flour dissolved in water
• 2-3 Tbsp of oil

Preparation

• Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a non-stick pan and put the onions.
• Once the onions become translucent, add brown sugar and fry it for a minute
• Next add carrots and capsicum and fry for 2 to 3 mins.
  
• Take the them out and place it in a dish.
• In the same pan, add the remaining oil and fry ginger and garlic till you no longer get the raw smell.
• Add the chicken and fry till it changes color about 5 - 6 mins
• Add the chicken stock.
• Once the stock boils, add the soy and oyster sauce. 
• Put the cooked vegetables. Cover and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the corn flour dissolved in water to make the gravy thick.

This dish can be accompanied with fried rice/ noodles. I served it on a bed of sticky egg fried rice.

NOTE: This dish is not spicy and for those who want it spicy can 2-3 green chilies while frying the onions.