Paneer Jalfrezi | Veg and Cottage cheese stir-fry
Paneer Jalfrezi is an Indian stir-fry curry that is made with paneer and assorted bell peppers. A favorite restaurant style dish ready within minutes.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Red capsicum - 1/2 cup
- Green Capsicun - 1/2 cup
- Yellow - 1/2 cup
- Paneer - 1-1.5 cups
- Onions -1/4 cup
- Tomato -1/4th cup
- Ginger - 1 tbs
- Jalapeno - 1 tbs
Masala Paste
- 1 Medium onion
- 2 small tomato
- 2 -3 cloves garlic
- 1 inch ginger piece
- 3-4 tbs oil
- Turmeric
- Salt to taste.
Dry Masala
- 1 tbs - coriander powder
- 1/2 tbs - cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Salt and chili powder to taste.
- Cilantro leaves to garnish
Instructions
- Finley chop onion and tomatoes, ginger and garlic and set them aside. I like to grate my ginger garlic here.
- In a heavy bottom pan heat 3 tbs oil and add the chopped onions , grated ginger & garlic followed by salt .
- Let this mix cook until the onions start to sweat. Now add in the tomatoes and turmeric and let this all combine to a nice mushy mix.
- The onion tomato mix should start releasing flavor and oil from the sides. Cook until then. Takes about 10 -15 mis
- Now remove this mix from the pan and in the same pan add 1 tbs oil and add jeera/cumin seeds.
- Once it starts to splutter add the onions and give it a quick saute.
- Once it’s translucent add the julienne cut capsicums. Let it cook for a min or 2. This does not have to be over cooked,
- Then add the salt, chili powder, garam masala, coriander powdered cumin powder. Give it a quick mix cook it for 1 min.
- Now add the onion - tomato mix followed by the panner slices and tomato. Give this all a nice mix. This is a dry curry so no water is needed.
- Turn off the stove and garnish with julienne ginger and fresh coriander leaves.