Paneer Jalfrezi – Easy Paneer Recipes

Paneer Jalfrezi is a simple and delicious sabzi variety to go with roti, naan or paratha. It is a semi-dry dish, more like a stir fry with full of flavours. Though Paneer Butter Masala is my all time favourite, this has become a recent favourite too, may be because of the simplicity in making it. No grinding or any long procedure involved. All u need are a few ingredients and this can be made in 15-20 mins. This can wrapped in roti/chapathi and served as a perfect lunch for kids/adults. Recipe with video..

Here is the video..

Now to the recipe..

[Preparation Time-5 mins : Cooking Time- 20 mins]

Paneer Jalfrezi Ingredients:

• Paneer – 200 gms
• Onion – 2
• Tomato Puree – from 2 tomatoes
• Capsicum – 1/2 each in 2 colours
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Jeera/Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
• Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp
• Kasoori Methi – 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Heat a pan with oil and temper with jeera. Once it crackles add sliced onions & saute.

• Saute until it turns golden brown. Add tomato puree (Just grind 2 tomatoes to get puree) to the onions.

• Add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well. Saute until oil oozes out from the tomatoes. This will roughly take 5 minutes.

• Add sliced capsicum and saute for a minute. Make sure it remains crunchy. Add chopped paneer and mix well so that all the flavours blend well.

• Add garam masala & crushed kasoori methi. Mix well and saute for a minute. Switch off and serve.

Thats it! Paneer Jalfrezi is ready!

Serve hot with roti, chapathi..

Tips:

1. U can add a dash of tomato sauce if u wish.
2. Baby corn can be added along with capsicum.
3. Make sure the veggies are crunchy.
4. Do not over cook after adding the paneer. It will make it rubbery.

– By Sundari Nathan