on Mar 20, 2020, Updated Aug 30, 2020 Vegetable Jalfrezi is probably one of the most popular restaurant dishes of all times! Its a mildly spiced gravy with a lot of fresh veggies, and some paneer thrown in (because we love paneer) and stir fried together to make something super tasty. What I love about this vegetable jalfrezi is how forgiving it is! Once you follow the base of the curry, you can pretty much whatever veggies you have at hand and the dish will turn at amazing. That’s how food should be right? Flexible but still tasty!
Reasons why you’ll love this recipe
A perfect fridge and freezer clean-out recipe that tastes amazing no matter what veggies you add. Works just as well with frozen vegetables as it does with fresh. Thanks to all the vegetables, this curry is high in fibre, vitamins, essential nutrients and minerals. 100% vegetarian and gluten-free recipe that can be easily made vegan by replacing paneer with tofu or skipping it entirely. A super kid-friendly recipe and a great way to include more veggies into your family’s diet.
Richa’s top tips to make the best vegetable jalfrezi
That list of ingredients in the recipe might look long, but look closely and you’ll realise ten of those ingredients are just fresh veggies. So you can easily switch those ten ingredients to a bag of frozen veggies if thats what you have on hand, or use only five out of those ten veggies if thats what you have in the fridge. This version of jalfrezi is like a dry curry, but if you want more gravy, add half a cup of water or vegetable stock. Then you can mop this up with rotis, naan or even slices of bread.If you’re using cauliflower, try to cut it into small, even-sized florets to help them cook faster and more evenly. Also when stir-frying cauliflower, make sure to add it before carrots and other veggies as it takes a lot longer to cook. You can even par-boil or sauté the cauliflower separately and set aside before adding it to the pan with other veggies.
Let’s say, if you are in the mood for Indian, and want to use the veggies in your fridge or freezer, this one takes care of it all! I usually serve this with steamed rice or my homemade naan. But this versatile curry tastes equally great with jeera rice, roti, kulcha or even paratha.
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