Paneer jalfrezi

Servings: 2

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

200 g paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cut into 3cm x 1cm pieces

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tomato cut into strips

2 tomatoes (for purée)

1 large onion - 1/2 cut into strips and 1/2 for puree

1 pepper cut into strips (I used half a green and half a red pepper for some colour)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp chilli powder

2 green chillies chopped

2 - 3 dried red (kashmiri) chillies

1 inch ginger cut into thin strips

1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp sugar

1 & 1/2 tsp vinegar

A couple of sprigs of coriander for garnish

salt to taste

Equipment:

frying pan

blender

Cooking instruction summary:

Roughly chop half an onion and 2 tomatoes. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan. Add the onions and fry until lightly brown. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft. Remove, let cool and blend to a pure in blender. In the same pan heat 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and let them sputter. Add the kashmiri red chillies and the finely sliced ginger and fry for 30-45 seconds. Add the turmeric powder followed by the onions, peppers, chilli powder, salt and two-thirds of the chopped green chillies and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the paneer and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes. Add the tomato pure, garam masala and sugar and simmer for 2 minutes. Then add the tomatoes (cut into strips) and toss. Stir in the vinegar and garnish with green chillies and coriander.

 

Step by step:


1. Roughly chop half an onion and 2 tomatoes.

2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan.

3. Add the onions and fry until lightly brown.

4. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft.

5. Remove, let cool and blend to a pure in blender.

6. In the same pan heat 1 tbsp oil on medium heat.

7. Add the cumin seeds and let them sputter.

8. Add the kashmiri red chillies and the finely sliced ginger and fry for 30-45 seconds.

9. Add the turmeric powder followed by the onions, peppers, chilli powder, salt and two-thirds of the chopped green chillies and fry for 3-4 minutes.

10. Add the paneer and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes.

11. Add the tomato pure, garam masala and sugar and simmer for 2 minutes.

12. Then add the tomatoes (cut into strips) and toss. Stir in the vinegar and garnish with green chillies and coriander.


Nutrition Information:

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326 Calories
14g Protein
19g Total Fat
26g Carbs
17% Health Score
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Calories
326k
16%

Fat
19g
30%

  Saturated Fat
2g
18%

Carbohydrates
26g
9%

  Sugar
15g
17%

Cholesterol
17mg
6%

Sodium
682mg
30%

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Protein
14g
29%

Vitamin C
85mg
103%

Vitamin A
2294IU
46%

Vitamin K
37µg
35%

Vitamin E
4mg
27%

Fiber
6g
27%

Phosphorus
247mg
25%

Potassium
822mg
24%

Manganese
0.47mg
23%

Vitamin B6
0.45mg
22%

Folate
62µg
16%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Calcium
138mg
14%

Magnesium
49mg
12%

Copper
0.24mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.17mg
12%

Iron
1mg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.9mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.43µg
7%

Zinc
1mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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