Paneer jalfrezi is a quick sabji recipe with spices and masala powders. Filling and satisfying side dish or roll it in a roti for a quick bite or lunch box.
I am trying this paneer jalfrezi recipe for first time and loved its simple procedure yet a yummy dish.
Love it wrapped as Kathi roll, perfect idea for kid's lunch box/snack box.
Being paneer my kid's favourite, this recipe has crunchy carrots, capsicum and beans too in it.
So make its wholesome when wrapped inside roti I love it because it's tangy. Not bland.
I have used tomato and tomato puree. If you want to skip grinding to make tomato puree, just replace it with finely chopped tomato.
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Paneer Jalfrezi recipe
Paneer jalfrezi is a quick sabji recipe with spices and masala powders. Filling and satisfying side dish or roll it in a roti for a quick bite or lunch box.
Servings 3
Cup measurements
Ingredients
- 200 gm Paneer block
- 1 Carrot
- 8 Beans
- 1 Capsicum small
- 1 Tomato deseeded
- 3 tablespoon Tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
- 2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds powder
- ¼ teaspoon Roasted methi seeds powder or add kasoori methi
- ½ teaspoon Lemon juice
- Salt
To Temper
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds or kalonji
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Thaw paneer,cut into thin strips and keep it immersed in hot water till use.
- Slice the carrots into thin diagonal slices and beans too diagonally as shown in the picture.
- Cut tomato into four,deseed it and cut into thin strips as well.
- Heat pan with oil and temper with the items given under 'To temper'.
- Add the tomato puree,tomato ketchup,red chilli powder,coriander seeds powder,ginger garlic paste and salt.(add kasoori methi at this stage if you are using kasoori methi. Just crush it in between ur palm and add)
- Fry for 2 minutes till the masala gets cooked.
- Now add the cut carrot,beans,fry for a minute.
- Add ¼ cup water and cook covered for 4 - 5 minutes.
- The veggies should get cooked as well as it should be crunchy.
- Add methi seed powder at this stage.
- Add capsicum and tomato and stir well.
- Lastly add Paneer and toss well in high flame.
- Cook for 2 minutes until the curry turns shiny.
- Add lemon juice and give a toss.
Notes
- Changes I made to the original recipe are,I omitted methi seeds and kalonji seeds(onion seeds) in the tadka part.
- Also I added roasted methi seeds powder towards the end instead of kasuri methi.
Original recipe asked for amchur powder,I had no stock so added lemon juice. So if you can get the above items,you can try that too.
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Paneer jalfrezi method:
- Thaw paneer,cut into thin strips and keep it immersed in hot water till use. Cut the carrots into diagonal slices and beans too diagonally as shown in the picture.Cut tomato into four, deseed it and cut into thin strips as well.
- Heat pan with oil and temper with the items given under 'To temper' table.
- Add the tomato puree,tomato ketchup,red chilli powder,dhania powder,ginger garlic paste and salt.(add kasoori methi at this stage if you are using kasoori methi. Just crush it in between ur palm and add)
- Fry for 2 minutes till the masala gets cooked.Now add the cut carrot,beans,fry for a minute.
- Add ¼ cup water and cook covered for 4 - 5 minutes.
- Cook veggies without losing crunchiness. Add methi seed powder at this stage.
- Add capsicum and tomato and stir well.
- Lastly add Paneer and toss well in high flame.
- Cook for 2 minutes until the curry turns shiny.Add lemon juice and give a toss.
Transfer to the serving bowl..
I like to wrap it in thin rolled roties and enjoy!
Kalpana Sareesh says
Absolutely stunning n amazing colors of veggies wonderful demo n presentation..love it...
Aruna Manikandan says
looks spicy and delicious dear...
awesome clicks with lovely presentation:)
Prathibha says
Lovely pics n nice recipe..adding kalonji will impart a special flavor to this dish...plz pass me one roll now..:)
lata raja says
Excellent....I am getting this done tonight for phulkas as I have made aam ki chutney and was wanting to make another dish just in case my husband thinks the chutney is too sweet!
Sharmilee! :) says
Looks super yum.....I luv it with rotis and rice too...Super tempting clicks!
Nisa Homey says
Perfect with roti and rice....bookmarked!!
Tina says
beautiful n tempting dear...yummmmmmmmm.
Raji says
Really very wonderful recipe...brilliant idea for kids lunch box..will try this out soon.
Paaka Shaale says
Wonderful recipe!!! Loved the colours and the presentation 🙂
Sudha Sabarish says
Hi Raji,
The recipe is mouth watering as usual and feel like doing now itself.Since i'm a beginner to cooking i'll be having lots of doubts so plz dont mind it.What u exactly mean by thaw panner.
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Priya says
Omg, seriously am drooling over ur paneer jalfrezi,salivating here..
sanjeeta kk says
What a lovely roll! Will be great for a picnic treat.
Lite Bite
Ila says
wow what a delicious wraps 🙂 loving t 🙂
vidhas says
wow!!! yummy panner jalfrezi, awesome clicks, sounds yum!! inviting pictures
Kitchen Flavours says
Colorful dish...love the addition of nigella seeds....looks delectable....
sowmya's creative saga says
looks so delicious,,
Prathima Rao says
Looks too tempting!!! Love the wraps 😉
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Priya Sreeram says
good one !
sangee vijay says
Wow....wholesome n yummy rolls....real treat for kids...very nice pictures...lovely presentation:)
rev says
Sounds tasty and yummy.... Great pics....
Kavitha Bhargav says
looking delicious
Now Serving says
I want to eat off the kadai - it's that good - Love all the pictures ---drooling :))
Radhika says
so Yummy Raji. So colorful. Slurrp...
divya says
wow!!! yummy panner jalfrezi, awesome clicks, sounds yum!! inviting pictures
Kairali sisters says
ooowwooo great photographs and a great paneer dish raks...
Advanced Happy birthday wishes...
Premalatha Aravindhan says
Delicious Paneer Jalfrei...Very Tempting clicks raji,sure will try it...
jeyashrisuresh says
a must try recipe. Very interesting and tempting.Beautiful clicks
Laavanya says
I love kathi rolls.. like the addition of veggies in your version!
Sharmi says
the last pic looks as if painted:)I liked this recipe. I made paneer today. well next time I will make this! sound simple and nice.
Hamaree Rasoi says
Paneer looks delicious dear. Very colorful and excellent presentation.
Deepa
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Smitha says
very inviting and tempting dish...love the rolled rotis....very yum
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Vimitha Anand says
Mom used to make this slightly different and we love it with chapathi... Looks yum
savitha ramesh says
Drool drool.love the idea of kathi rolls.
Suja Sugathan says
Looks super yumm..colouful and inviting.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, love your curry and how you made a kathi roll out of it, mouth watering pics 🙂
Swathi says
Love this veggie curry with paneer.
Nisha says
Beautiful post
Mahimaa's kitchen says
looks as mouthwatering as your other dishes!! going to try it sometime.
LG says
Woow looks yumm..fantastic idea for lunch box esp rolling it inside chapathi like a burrito!
Cham says
The roll with paneer looks absolutely stunning!
Divya Kudua says
Anything Paneer and it becomes my instant favorite.You have made it more interesting with the chapathi roll..Yum!
Mahi says
Nice and Colourful Dish!
Wish You a Very Happy B'day and Many More Happy Returns Raji!
Nitha says
Looks delicious...
GEETHA ACHAL says
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Seema Kamath alias Seema Abbas Ali says
Hey Raks,
Very tempting dish. Loved the way you made it as a filling in the rolls. You truly have so much patience to present with step by step pics.
Regards,
Seema
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kaveri says
Looks Yummy....My daughter is sure to love it...Beautiful clicks..
Plateful says
I'm not a huge paneer fan but the jalfrezi looks totally mouthwatering, trust me! I can have it all, minus the paneer. The first picture is too appetizing, ah!
Shanthi says
Truly tempting.Very healthy and interesting combo
jayasree says
Looks stunning...The whole post looks colorful.
sangee vijay says
Hi my first award...so want to share with all my friends...I am happy to share it with u..plz come n collect them @
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swapna says
Tempting and mouthwatering curry.....
Aisha Jameel says
lovely blog you have here ! loved everything about this blog 🙂
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miri goes phishing! says
hi raks....i'm always looking for new paneer recipes that i know will come out well...the snaps look so inviting...would love to try out this recipe....:)
SouthIndianHome says
Raks,
many more happy returns of the day. Hope you had a wonderful birthday
South Indian Home
Suparna says
hi raji,
beautiful step by step pictures, I love to keep staring at them 🙂 the dish has turned out perfect and it's indeed a great filling for rolls.
Belated b'day wishes dear:) have a great year ahead. God bless u with all that u aspire for.
TC
Anonymous says
Dear Raks,
I'm so impressed with your blog. Amazing pictures, amazing recipes, amazing blog... really well done dear. 🙂
Thanks for dropping by my blog too 🙂
Ijan, blogresipi
Rinku Naveen says
Hi Raks,
U have a wonderful blog..Love the step by step snaps and details.
Do visit mine as time permits..
Mark says
Mouth-watering recipes are, as usual, and feel like now I am a beginner to itself.Since cooking I doubt there will be many such people do not mind it.
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harey says
That's great and this night aam KI chutney is very sweet with that and I think it just in case, I am getting made for those who want to eat another phulkas.
Mahek says
The photos look as tempting as your recipe..
How do you put text on your photos?
Can you give us a tutorial?
RAKS KITCHEN says
Hi mahek, I use either picasa or photoshop elements tp write text in the picture. Send me a mail to the ID given in top right of the page(FEEDBACK) and I can help you with pictorials.
varnasi79 says
Hi Raji;
I tried this today and it was so delicious... yum .. yum ... yum !!!! Thanks for sharing. I'm serving this with rice for my kid.
Anonymous says
Hi Raji,
a really lovely dish! It was really delicious....Thanks!
Vidya says
Hi Raji,
I tried this recipe today, it was delicious, but the paneer started to crumble into pieces when i add them to the kadai. Do you know what i'm doing wrong? Thanks, Vidya
lakshmi says
Thank you so much... Best wishes
Lakshmi
lakshmi says
Hi raji..
Thanks for sharing this delicious receptive .. Would like to try .. Cud u please tell when do I need to add the amchoor pdr
Raks anand says
May be before adding paneer you can add.
Vidya Bharadwaj says
I tried this today. It was a big hit .Thank you for the lovely recipe.Love ur blog
Ruby says
A good recipe, the steps are v.helpful. The dish came out real good ,delicious & full of flavours. Light for stomach as well. Thank you for sharing.