Paneer Jalfrezi
Paneer Jalfrezi is a delicious stir-fry curry that has the heavenly combination of paneer with peppers. This vegetarian restaurant style dish can be made within 20 minutes and is a perfect accompaniment for naan.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoon Oil (I used avocado oil )
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1 Onion (medium, about 3/4 cup, thinly sliced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper (medium, thinly sliced)
- 1/2 Red Bell Pepper (medium, thinly sliced)
- 1/4 cup Tomato puree
- 1/2 cup Tomato (chopped)
- 9 ounces Paneer (diced in cubes)
- 1 tablespoon Lime juice
- Cilantro leaves (to garnish)
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (or mild paprika)
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a heavy-bottom saucepan on medium heat. Add cumin seeds and let them sizzle for 30 seconds.
- 2
Add sliced onions, garlic and fry them for about 2-3 minutes.
- 3
Add all the spices and stir them with the onions for a further minute. Add a couple of tablespoons water if the spices stick to the pan.
- 4
Add the yellow and red bell peppers and mix with all the spices for about 5 minutes.
- 5
Add the chopped tomato and tomato puree and cook for about 2 minutes until the tomatoes mix well with the curry.
- 6
Add the paneer cubes and stir well. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the paneer softens.
- 7
Add the lime juice & mix into the curry.
- 8
Garnish with cilantro and serve warm with naan, roti or paratha!