Paneer Jalfrezi

Name: Paneer Jalfrezi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gm cottage cheese cut into long strips; 1 Onion finely sliced; 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste; 3 Green chilies nos chopped; 1 Tomato cut into strips; 1 Red bell pepper medium size cut into strips; 1 Capsicum medium size cut into strips; 1 cup Tomato puree; Salt as per taste; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1 teaspoon Coriander powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 4 tablespoons cooking oil; 2 tablespoons fresh chopped coriander leaves

Saba Firoz Shaikh @sabaskitchen

Malad (West), Mumbai

A favourite with the vegetarians, paneer made from milk is quite common, especially paneer recipes are quite popular in the Indian subcontinent. You can make it fresh, chhena – an another version or just use the ones that are readily available in the market to prepare everything from simple snacks, curries, sabzis, mithais, desserts and the likes.

Saba Firoz Shaikh @sabaskitchen

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Ingredients

400 gmcottage cheese cut into long strips
1Onion finely sliced
1 teaspoonginger garlic paste
3Green chilies nos chopped
1Tomato cut into strips
1Red bell pepper medium size cut into strips
1Capsicum medium size cut into strips
1 cupTomato puree
Salt as per taste
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
1 teaspoongaram masala powder
1 teaspoonCoriander powder
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
2 tablespoonslemon juice
4 tablespoonscooking oil
2 tablespoonsfresh chopped coriander leaves

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Steps

1

Heat oil in a non-stick wok. Add cumin seeds and sauté till cumin seeds are brown.
2

Add onion and green chilies and saute well, add ginger paste and saute till it turn into light brown.
3

Add tomato salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder, mix well.
4

Add tomato puree, green capsicum, red bell pepper and garam masala powder.
5

Add cottage cheese and mix it well.
6

Cover the lid cook for 2 minutes on low medium flame. till the masala get dry.
7

Pour lemon juice and mix it, cover the lid cook for 2 minutes on low medium flame. till the masala get dry.
8

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot