Friday, October 3, 2008

Paneer Jalfrezi

Paneer, the fabulous Indian Cottage Cheese...Paneer jalfrezi can also been defined as Kadai Paneer coz of cooking paneer cubes with enough quantity of tomatoes... this paneer jalfrezi was prepared with paneer,green bell pepper in thick spicy tomato gravy... Really this cheesy, spicy n yummy paneer jalfrezi goes well with chappathis n parathas...


1cup Paneer cubes
1/2cup Green bell pepper (capsicum)
1no Onion (diced)
2nos Tomatoes(big)chopped
1tsp Ginger(crushed)
5nos Garlic pods (crushed)
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
1no Green chilly
1/2tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
2tsp Coriander leaves chopped
Salt
Oil

Heat a 2cups of water n add the cubed paneer, they will help them to turn tender...drain them after a few minutes n keep aside ...now heat oil in a kadai..add the cumin seeds n let them splutters, add the diced onions, crushed ginger, crushed garlic pods..n stir them continously until the raw smells goes on as well as the onions turns transculent, slit open the green chilly.. add the chilly n tomato pieces to the already cooked veggies, stir them until the tomatoes turns bit mushy... add the  red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder n salt, keep the flame in simmer n close the kadai with the lid..cook them well until the oil get separated....add the green bell pepper pieces n cook for few minutes, keep them a bit tender, else they will turn mushy..

Add the already cooked cubed paneer to the kadai..stir it until the spices get well mixed to the paneer cubes..add the chopped coriander leaves n put off the stove..

Can also fry the paneer cubes with ghee instead of making them tender by adding them in hot water, as they get burned very easily i prefer cooking them in hot water..

Serve them hot with Chappathis, Parathas..

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20 comments:

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

dear priya, thanks for coming over at Escapades and taking the time to comment...i truly appreciate it..must try the jalfrezi...

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks for stopping by Priya. I started blogging in August and I am striving my best:-)

You have great recipes here too:-)
Thanks.

delhibelle said... Reply To This Comment

Softening paneer cubes in hot water is a great tip, looks yum

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

hi first time to your blog nice recipes you have paneer jalfrezi looks awesome

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious!

Abhimuthu said... Reply To This Comment

Priya,
I love paneer jalfrezi, I want to try soon. will let you know. your medhu vada is different and also you carrot ginger is a unique combo to try.

Meeta K. Wolff said... Reply To This Comment

my kind of dish! lovely!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Truly Sensational..I was stuck with awe to see 112 recipes in September..How do u manage to cook so much?

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Hi Arundati..i really enjoyed browsing on ur escapades...thanks for ur comment..

Hi Soma, i also started the blog on 31st august too..u have amazing blog...

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks Delhibelle for dropping by..

Hi Rekhas, glad to see ur comments...

Thanks Mona...

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Abhi thanks for ur comments, paneer jalfrezi venuma? love this dish..am a diehard fan of this dish...

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks Meeta n Divya for ur comments..

Divya am trying to prepare everyday a new n different recipes...thats the secret..hehe..

Ramya Vijaykumar said... Reply To This Comment

Paneer Jalfrezi, looks delicious and inviting... Great dish...

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Hi Ramya glad to see ur comments..

anudivya said... Reply To This Comment

That looks delicious. I just can't say no to paneer!

ST said... Reply To This Comment

My favorite one priya....Looks amazing ....

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Frist time here.. ur blog is so nice & Innovative...

added u in my bloggroll dear..

Keep it up...

Laavanya said... Reply To This Comment

That looks awesome Priya.. I make jalfrezie with lesser tomatoes.

Priya Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks Anudivya, sireesha for dropping ur comments..yeah sireesha they r my fav's too..


Hi Sri, thanks for adding in ur blogroll..thanks for dropping by..

Hi Laavanya..thanks for ur comments..

Shiva said... Reply To This Comment

Though mine didnt look like yours...but it tasted absolutely BRILLIANT ! I added more capsicum n chillies :)

Thnx a lot...