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Paneer Jalfrezi Recipe | How to make Paneer Veg Jalfrezi | PaneerRecipes

Tangy semi dry curry made with paneer and vegetables.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Calories:
Author: Kalyani

Ingredients

  • Paneer - 1 cup chopped
  • Big onion - 1 large
  • Tomato - 2 medium sized
  • Ginger & garlic paste - 1 tsp
  • Carrot - 1 medium sized
  • Capsicum  - 1 small sized
  • Red chilli Powder - 1 tsp
  • Coriander Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Garam masala powder - ¼ tsp
  • Kasuri methi dried fenugreek leaves - ½ tsp
  • Salt - as required

To Temper

  • Ghee/butter/oil- 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Instructions

Preparation

  • Chop tomatoes roughly and grind them in a blender to make a fine puree. Set this aside.
  • Chop the onions and capsicum lengthwise. Peel the skin off from carrots and slice them into thin strip. Chopping the veggie as thin as possible helps in cooking faster. Keep aside.Cut the paneer lengthwise and fry them in a teaspoon of oil until golden brown. Keep it immersed in warm water till use.

Method

  • Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds  seeds. Saute them until cumin seeds cracks. Add onions now along with ginger garlic paste and saute them well. Once the onions becomes transparent, add the tomato paste in. Fry the paste for 5 minutes in low medium flame until the raw smell of tomatoes leaves.
  • Then add red chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala powder and salt. Give a quick stir. Then add chopped carrot and capsicum pieces.Mix well with the gravy. Add 2 tablespoon of water if the gravy is too dry. Cook the gravy for 5 minutes until the carrots are cooked well. Now add kasuri methi and fry for a minute.
  • By now the curry would become semi-dry. Then add fried paneer pieces and carefully mix it with the curry. Fry it for 2 more minutes. Switch off the flame once done and garnish with coriander leaves if you prefer.

Nutrition

Serving: 3g