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Paneer jalfrezi is quick and easy to make. It is a good mix of protein and nutritious veggies. This tasty dish compliments any mains from flatbread to cooked grains. It is semi dry, and you won’t have tons of gravy. Paneer is called in English Cottage Cheese. The name jalfrezi comes from Bengal where jhal means spicy and frezy means stir fry. This dish is too tasty. This is one of those dishes I turn to when I want something flavorful, colorful and quick. It is a simple stir fry made with paneer and some veggies. This is a tangy, mold of paneer and cooked with healthy veggies.

This dish is quite popular and is commonly served in restaurants. There are many methods to make this dish. This is a vegetarian version with paneer being the hero ingredient.

Paneer Jalfrezi is a good mix of protein and nutritious veggies. When you combine this with a wholegrain main dish, it makes a balanced lunch or dinner meal. This tasty dish complements any mains from flattered to cooked grains. You can enjoy this dish with paratha or chapati. This is semi-dry and you won’t have tons of gravy. Even this also makes a great filling for your wrap and sandwiches. This is the most elaborate paneer recipe.

Even most of the restaurants jalfrezi recipes use a small amount of tomato paste or canned tomato puree for a tangy flavor. But if you want to avoid processed foods, use only fresh tomatoes or fresh tomato puree. This dish uses simple ingredients yet results in an extremely flavorful dish. In fact, you will be amazed at how bold and deep the flavors are considering it comes together so quickly.

This dish is considered the second most popular curry in the UK, the dish has a Bengal and colonial India origin story. Food historians believe that jalfrezi the original curry was born out to use leftover meat in the absence of refrigeration.

We all know about health benefits of paneer. It is rich in protein and boosts immunes system. It is good for bones and teeth. And reduce stress and anxiety. It is also good source of magnesium, zinc, fiber and calcium also. There are bell peppers in this recipe, and these are also very healthy They rich in antioxidants that may help protect from many diseases. So overall this recipe is very healthy.

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Ingredients

• 250 gm paneer
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 thinly sliced onion
• 1/2 thinly sliced green bell pepper
• 1/2 thinly sliced yellow bell pepper
• 1/2 thinly sliced red bell pepper
• 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves
• 1 chopped green chili
• 1 tsp kasuri methi
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil to cook

Recipe

• Heat the oil on a kadhai or on heavy bottom pan.

• Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle for some time until they become fragrant.

• Add chopped garlic and cook until it starts to turn lightly golden brown.

• Add chopped ginger and sauté until the raw aroma of the goes away.

• Now add sliced onions and sauté until it becomes translucent.

• Add chopped green chili but this is completely optional you can skip also.a

• Pour tomato puree and mix well even you can use chopped tomatoes as well.

• Then all the spices like garam masala, coriander powder, kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt and give a nice mix and cook for 2 mins.

• Add all the green, yellow and red bell peppers and mix and cover with the lid then cook for some time.

• Add paneer pieces and mix gently and make sure that paneer pieces should not be break and cover with the lid then cook for 2 mins.

• Use kasuri methi to give some extra aroma.

• Then add tomato ketchup to give sweet and tangy flavor but this is completely optional.

• Add fresh coriander leaves to give some freshness.

• Serve it.

• Preparation Time – 10 mins
• Cooking Time – 15 mins

• Cuisine – North Indian
• Serving – 4

Important Tips

• You can shallow fry the paneer and then use it in the recipe.
• Instead of using tomato puree, you can use finely chopped tomatoes for the gravy.
• Choose the spices according to your preferences.
• You can use sugar on it for more sweetness.
• If you don’t want any preservative ingredient so can avoid the tomato ketchup.
• Cook this recipe on medium to low flame.
• For the best paneer jalfrezi keep the veggies crunchy.

Nutritional Value

• Calories – 550 kcal
• Protein – 14 gm
• Fat – 7 gm
• Sugar – 6 gm
• Iron – 5 gm
• Fiber – 4 gm