Paneer Jalfrezi | Paneer Jalfrezi Recipe

Last Updated On: Dec 25, 2021 by Aarthi

Paneer Jalfrezi is a dish made with frying marinated pieces of meat, fish or vegetables in oil and spices to produce a dry, thick sauce.

Paneer Jalfrezi

Jalfrezi (also jhal frezi, zalfrezi, jaffrazi, and many alternative spellings) is a type of curry which involves frying marinated pieces of meat, fish or vegetables in oil and spices to produce a dry, thick sauce.

What is Jalfrezi?

Jalfrezi is a sort of curry made by frying marinated meat, fish, or vegetables in oil and spices to create a thick, dry sauce. This English phrase comes from the colloquial Bengali word “hālpharezī” The word “jhāl” denotes hot cuisine in Bengali, and parhez means diet- friendly in Urdu/Persian. paneer jalfrezi is a curry dish originating in
Bengal and popular throughout the Indian subcontinent and beyond.

This is my first attempt in trying this yummy dish. I have come across this so many times but never got a chance to try it. Couple days back i was thinking about making a new dish with paneer, suddenly i thought of this. Luckily i had all the ingredients on hand, so i dont have to run for getting ingredients. I made this in few minutes and it was totally yummy.

This is just a combination of veggies with a base of tomatoes. There are three types of tomatoes added in this, sliced tomatoes, pureed tomatoes and tomato ketchup, all these make them lip smackingly good..The last touch of kasuri methi is must because it gives the lovely aroma to the dish..So don't miss it..

Ingredients for Paneer jalfrezi

Baby Corn : Baby corn has a mild, mildly sweet, earthy, and vegetal flavour that is soft and luscious with a snap-like crunch.

Kasuri Methi leaves / Dried Fenugreek leaves : When compared to celery, dried fenugreek leaves have a slightly bitter and earthy flavour, with a sweet finish akin to maple syrup.

Garam Masala Powder: Warmth, sweetness, floral aromas, and a hint of spice from the black pepper are all added by garam masala. It's meant to be both a fragrant and savoury spice.

Lemon Juice : The unique sour taste of lemon juice makes it a significant ingredient in food and beverages.

This simple dish goes well with
Naan
Paratha
Chapati & Rotis

I prepared the veggies in long strips so it looked even more beautiful..I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turns out for you.

How to Make Paneer Jalfrezi

Prepare the veggies.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in cumin seeds and saute for a min.
Add in onions and saute for a min. ginger and garlic and saute for a min.
Now add in green chillies and saute for a min.
Pour in tomato puree and cook till oil separates.
Add in spice powders and salt. Mix well.
Add in carrot and baby corn. Cook covered and simmer for 5 to 7 mins till the veggies are done.
Add in ketchup and mix well.
Now add in capsicum, tomatoes, paneer and toss well. Cook this for 5 mins.
Now add in kasur methi and toss well for a min.
Take it off the heat, squeeze some lemon juice and add chopped coriander leaves.
Serve.

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Paneer Jalfrezi with Step by Step Pictures

Take all your ingredients

First start by preparing the veggies..peel a onion

cut in half

slice them like this

peel the petals separately

Now take a carrot

cut them like this

cut them into sticks

now take some bell peppers

cut them

now cut them into strips

now lets cut the baby corn

remove the corn from their outer peel

cut them

cut them to sticks

take a tomato and cut them in half

scoop the seeds

slice them into strips

take a block of paneer

cut them into long cubes

like this

Now lets start cooking, heat oil in a pan

add in cumin seeds

add in onions

give a 1 min toss

add in grated ginger and garlic

in slit green chillies

saute for a min

add in tomato puree

some salt

cook till oil separates

now add in chilli, turmeric and garam masala powder

mix well

add in carrot and baby corn first

mix well with the masala

cover it and cook on low heat for 5 to 6 mins

the carrot is done

add in tomato ketchup

add in bell peppers and tomatoes

paneer cubes

toss well..simmer for 3 to 5 mins

add in some kasuri methi leaves

toss well..done..

Squeeze some lemon juice

add in coriander leaves

mix well

serve

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Suchi Sm

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Tempting panner recipe..

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sindhuja

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Simply awesome. ..!!!

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Anonymous

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The way the veggies are you shown is tempting. Especially Baby corn. Is this dish goes well with Chappathi?

Vasantha

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Anonymous

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Madam, why have you kept the vessel on a normal table and not on stove?

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Aarthi

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@AnonymousIt is for picture purpose, i have no lighting on my stove side..So i take pics on table..

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Aarthi

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@Anonymousyes it does go well with chapati

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Anonymous

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Please give receipe of. Chicken Jalfrezi!!!!!

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Anonymous

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I came upon this website in Facebook. I found your receipts very easy to follow. I have told my daughter, who is still not familiar with cooking to look up your website, as she can follow the steps without any trouble. Thank you.

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Padmini Kamath

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Yumm recipe of paneer thank you

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