Paneer Jalfrezi || Indian cottage cheese (Paneer) with spices and vegetables.

Paneer Jalfrezi (Indian cottage cheese(paneer) with mixed vegetable and spices.

Experience the taste of hot and spicy paneer jalfrezi in the comfort of home.

 Restaurant style  Jalfrezi  is colorful , healthy Indian vegetarian dish. So here I present the recipe of paneer jalfrezi step by step.

Step by Step recipe of Paneer Jalfrezi:

-     -Chop all the vegetable in long strips (onions,capsicum,tomatoes,carrots) and grate ginger and garlic.

-      Now Heat oil in a large Pan add cumin seeds(jeera) and Aniseed (Saunf).

-      When cumin seed and aniseed sizzle and turn golden brown add ginger and garlic. Dry red chilly(optional).

-      Now add onions ,when onions turn soft and translucent add carrots sauté for 2 mins then add capsicum and tomatos.

-Add salt ,red chilli powder , turmeric, garam masala ,coriander powder.

-       Add tomato puree and cook for 5 mins then add paneer cubes.

-Now add Malai(fresh cream).

- Mix again and remove from the flame. Serve hot and garnish it with mint leaves.

Recipe :

Ingredients:

300gm Paneer, cut into cubes.

1tsp cumin seed (jeera)

1tsp aniseed(saunf)

1 onion sliced,

1/2 capsicum, thinly Sliced

1 Carrot thinly Sliced

1 Tomato thinly sliced

1/2 cup tomato puree

1 tsp freshly minced ginger

1tsp freshly minced garlic

3/4 tsp of red chilli powder

2 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp of turmeric powder

1tsp garam masala(i used kitchen king masala)

2tbsp fresh cream.

 Procedure:

-Heat oil into a pan ,add cumin seeds ,aniseed,

 dry red chilly, fresh ginger ,fresh garlic. Stir fry for one minute.

-add the sliced onions ,saute for two or three minutes . add all the sliced veggies.Cover and cook the veggies on a low flame.

-Meanwhile make a puree of the tomatoes in a blender and add .

-Now add red chilli powder , coriander , turmeric, salt , garam masala now stir for a minute.

-Add Paneer cubes and cream and mix well for two minutes.

-Now remove from flame serve hot and garnish it with mint leaves.

Notes:

You can use canned tomatoes instead of fresh pureed tomatoes. You 

can also add baby corn.