Paneer Jalfrezi Recipe
Paneer Jalfrezi is a delicious, gluten-free, one-pot Indian stir fry (sabzi) with cottage cheese and vegetables. Learn how to make vegetable jalfrezi in a few simple steps.
Servings: 4 adults
Calories: 363kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottom Kadhai
Ingredients
- 250 Gram Paneer (cottage cheese), cut into strips
- 1 Cup sliced onion
- 1 Cup sliced red bell pepper
- 1 Cup sliced green capsicum
- 1 Cup sliced tomato (discard pulp and seeds)
- 1 Teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji)
- 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 Tablespoon ginger & garlic paste (see recipe)
- ½ Cup tomato sauce or ketchup
- Salt to taste
- 1 Teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 Teaspoon red chilli powder or to taste
- 2 Teaspoon coriander powder
- 4 Tablespoon mustard oil or cooking oil
- 1 Tablespoon Kasuri Methi or Dried Fenugreek Leaves
Ingredients For Garnish:
- 1 Tablespoon thinly sliced ginger
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok or stir fry pan over medium flame.
- Add cumin seeds and nigella seeds. Cook for 10 seconds. Add sliced onion, fry till onion softens. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute.
- Next, add the tomato sauce, salt, and spices. Stir to combine. Add ¼ cup of water, mix, and cook the masala over low heat for 1 - 2 minutes.
- Add the colored bell peppers, capsicum, and fry again on high flame for 2 minutes to cook the vegetables.
- At last add paneer strips, sliced tomato, dried fenugreek leaves, and gently mix them until all the masalas coat all the vegetables and paneer. Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes but do not stir very frequently otherwise paneer will crumble.
- Sprinkle sliced ginger and coriander leaves before serving.
- Serve Paneer Jalfrezi warm with chapati or naan.
Video
Notes
- Jalfrezi is a quick stir-fry and has a crunch to it. Hence, do not cook the vegetables for too long.
- Instead of tomato sauce, you can add tomato pasta sauce or canned tomatoes along with a teaspoon of sugar.
- Adjust the amount of red chili powder as per your taste preference. If you want to make it spicier, add sliced green chili.
- From colorful bell peppers, carrot, cauliflower to potato, you can add any vegetable of choice in jalfrezi.
- For cooking, you can use olive oil, coconut oil, mustard oil, or any other cooking oil available.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 402mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1851IU | Vitamin C: 87mg | Calcium: 334mg | Iron: 1mg