Paneer Jalfrezi recipe | Restaurant style Paneer Jalfrezi recipe
 
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Paneer Jalfrezi|Restaurant style Paneer Jalfrezi recipe is an Indian style, quick, easy, stir fried side dish, made with paneer and vegetables, that gets ready in just 15 minutes.
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Recipe type: Main course
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Paneer/cottage cheese - 250 gms
  • Cumin seeds/jeera - 1 tsp
  • Whole red chilli - 1
  • Onions - 2
  • Capsicum - 1
  • Tomatoes - 2
  • Ginger ,garlic and green chilli paste - 2 tbsp
  • Kitchen king masala - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric/haldi - ½ tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp
  • kasuri methi - 2 tsp
  • Fresh cream - 2 tsp
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
  • Oil - 3 tbsp
Instructions
  1. First of all prep your paneer & vegetables by chopping them all in length wise. This will give the dish a uniform look.
  2. Mince ginger garlic chillies. Keep it aside.
  3. Heat oil in a wide non stick heavy bottom pan. Once it is warm add cumin. As it starts to splutter add dry red chillies.
  4. To this add minced ginger, garlic & chillies. Saute it for a while.
  5. Next add sliced onions and salt. Saute it for a minute and add sliced tomatoes.
  6. Saute on high heat stirring constantly. Add all masalas/spices mentioned above in the list. Once tomatoes are bit tender, in goes slices of capsicums.
  7. Stir them well and add tomato ketchup/sauce (secret tip). This will bind all the vegetables well and add that zing to the dish.
  8. Crush the kasoori methi in between your palms and add it in the tomato masala.
  9. Check seasoning and adjust accordingly. Add the paneer slices and give a gentle mix. Saute this for 1-2 minutes.
  10. In the end, add fresh cream(purely optional) as this will give a shine & bind everything together.
  11. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
Notes
This is a stir fry dish so you need to try and keep the veges crisp and not overcook them.
Recipe by Yummy Tales Of Tummy at https://yummytalesoftummy.com/paneer-jalfrezi-recipe/