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Paneer Jalfrezi

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 · Last Updated on Jun 23, 2020 by Uma Ramanujam · 25 Comments

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I had been thinking kadai paneer and paneer jalfrezi are one and the same untill I visited an Indian restaurant here. The reason behind my assumption is that the ingredients required for making both the dishes were common. But after seeing the menu card at the curry house here, I was little curious to know what’s the difference.

So, once I returned home, after few searches, my conclusion is here.

The dish grabs the name from its cooking method rather than the recipe of it. During the period of British rule, the dish was named as it involved cooking / reheating the left-over roasted meat through stir-frying by adding extra chillies/sauces.

Over a period of time, Indian restaurants have adopted this cooking method, however the meat is not the left-over, instead they use fresh meat/vegetables to make this jalfrezi.

As it is stir fried, the ingredients like onion and other vegetables are clearly visible in this dish.

I hope these details are sufficient to understand what is paneer jalfrezi and how it differs from kadai paneer. Now, off to the recipe.

(Minimised adopted from Indiacurry)

Basic Information:
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Paneer – 1 cup, 1 inch cubes

Capsicum – 1 cup, any colour, thinly sliced

Onion – 1 no, medium size, sliced

Tomato – 1 no, large size, sliced

Ginger garlic paste – 2 teaspoon

Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon (see notes)

Coriander seeds – 1 teaspoon (see notes)

Dry red chilli – 2 nos, crushed

Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

Amchoor powder/Lemon juice- 1/4 -1/2 teaspoon

Garam Masala – a big pinch

Turmeric powder – a big pinch

Salt – to taste

Oil – 3 teaspoons

Coriander leaves – 1 tablespoon, for garnishing

Method:

1) Dry roast cumin seeds, coriander powder and dry red chilli. Pound coarsely. You can you mortal and pestle for this.

2) Heat oil in a pan and add ground ingredients once it is hot. Fry it well. Make sure not to burn the masala here.

3) Add onion and fry till it gets cooked and retains its shape.

4) Add ginger garlic paste and stir fry for a minute.

5) Add tomato and fry it for another 2-3 minutes.

6) Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, amchoor powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. Cook until the raw smell of masala goes off.

7) Add capsicum followed by paneer and stir fry it till both cook well.

 

 

8) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with roti or pulao.

Note:

1) I used both coriander powder and seeds as family preference. you can go for any one for preparing this dish.

2) You can also add the ground ingredients (as said in step 1) with masalas instead of adding them initially.

3) Increase the lemon juice/amchoor powder as per taste. If you are using lemon juice add it at the end of preparation.

I’m linking this recipe to Srivalli’s Blogging Marathon #12 under the theme of paneer. Check out what others are cooking by clicking it here.

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Torviewtoronto
Torviewtoronto
13 years ago

looks wonderful delicious presentation

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Harini
Harini
13 years ago

beautiful presentation!

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Kaveri Venkatesh
Kaveri Venkatesh
13 years ago

Supperra irrukku….Thanks for sharing the info on Jalfrezi and kadai paneer, I also used to think them to be the same dishes.

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Sravs
Sravs
13 years ago

Great presentation and wonderful dish !!

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Anonymous
Anonymous
13 years ago

Looks great 🙂

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Hari Chandana P
Hari Chandana P
13 years ago

Looks absolutely delicious.. awesome preparation.. thanks for sharing !!
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Julie
Julie
13 years ago

Yummy paneer jalfrezi..I too have a similar jalfrezi(non veg) in my drafts,will post soon n same pinch I too recently found out the difference !!
Erivum Puliyum

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Mahi
Mahi
13 years ago

Those bell peppers tars catching my eyes! Cute n colorful!

You have done a good research Uma! Nice recipe.

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Aarthi
Aarthi
13 years ago

I love this any time of the week..You are making me to have it now..

Aarthi
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Srivalli
Srivalli
13 years ago

Picture looks very inviting..nice shots

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The Pumpkin Farm
The Pumpkin Farm
13 years ago

yummy jalfrezi, winner dish anytime

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Ramya
Ramya
13 years ago

beautiful presentation and delicious looking jalfrezi

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Priya Suresh
Priya Suresh
13 years ago

Slurp,stunning and super tempting paneer jalfrezi..

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Unknown
Unknown
13 years ago

Quick and yummy curry

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Prathima Rao
Prathima Rao
13 years ago

Quick & so tasty!! Mom makes a similar one too…
Prathima Rao
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Roshu
Roshu
13 years ago

a very inviting recipe…..lovely presentation

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Faseela
Faseela
13 years ago

lovely recipe with awesome presentation…

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La @ FoodSlice
La @ FoodSlice
13 years ago

I too didn't know the difference before. But the title and the pics made my mouth water. Looks really yummy.

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vaishali sabnani
vaishali sabnani
13 years ago

lovely presentation!!…yummy recipe.

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divya
divya
13 years ago

Wow! Looks fantastic! I am drooling all over it 🙂

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Cool Lassi(e)
Cool Lassi(e)
13 years ago

Paneer Jalfrezi looks super tempting! I am in love!

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Sensible Vegetarian
Sensible Vegetarian
13 years ago

I love paneer and love all those paneer dishes you are posting.

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HemasAdugemane
HemasAdugemane
13 years ago

Wow great paneer dish. Its truly new to me.

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Anonymous
Anonymous
13 years ago

The dish looks lovely! despite growing up in Delhi and so many Punjabi friends, i did not know the difference between the two dishes…good explanation!

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Suma Gandlur
Suma Gandlur
13 years ago

Looks yummy and colorful!

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