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06 December, 2024

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vegetable jalfrezi recipe | Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi |

वेजिटेबल जालफ्रेजी रेसिपी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Vegetable Jalfrezi in Hindi)

વેજીટેબલ જાલફ્રેઝી | હેલ્દી પંજાબી વેજીટેબલ જાલફ્રેઝી - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Vegetable Jalfrezi in Gujarati)

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About Vegetable Jalfrezi

Ingredients

Methods

Preparation for Veg Jalfrezi

How to make veg jalfrezi

Nutrient values

vegetable jalfrezi recipe | healthy Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi | restaurant style vegetable jalfrezi | with 25 amazing images.

vegetable jalfrezi is a popular Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi. vegetable jalfrezi features mixed vegetables cooked in a base of tomato sauce spiked up with sautéed green chillies, ginger, onions, and such flavourful ingredients.

See why we think this is a healthy vegetable jalfrezi recipe? Made from mixed vegetable where you get the benefits of lots of nutrients as you are using cauliflower, carrots, cabbage and French beans. Cauliflower is extremely low in carbs and therefore does not raise blood glucose levels. The tomato pulp is healthy as its made from lycopene rich tomatoes which are are a powerful antioxidant, super rich in vitamin C, good for heart. You may want to cut the oil used in the recipe and we suggest you use peanut oil or coconut oil to cook this Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi.

Tips and notes to make the perfect Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi . 1. Add diagonally cut and parboiled carrot. It is important to cut the vegetables uniformly so, they take a similar cooking time and cook perfectly without getting mushy. 2. To make vegetable jalfrezi more nutritious, you can add in protein in the form of paneer or soya nuggets. 3. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Do not overcook as you want the veggies to retain their crunch.

Enjoy this restaurant style vegetable jalfrezi piping hot with rotis, a wrap or a roll of your choice.

Have a go at other mixed vegetable subzis like Mixed Vegetable White Korma or Mixed Vegetables in Palak Methi Gravy.

Learn to make vegetable jalfrezi recipe | healthy Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi | restaurant style vegetable jalfrezi | with step by step photos and video below.

Ingredients

For Vegetable Jalfrezi

1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched baby corn

1/2 cup blanched and diagonally cut carrot

1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched French beans

1/2 cup blanched cauliflower

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1/2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste

1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste

1/2 cup thinly sliced onions

1 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder

1 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)

salt to taste

1/4 cup fresh tomato pulp

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For vegetable jalfrezi

To make vegetable jalfrezi, heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the cumin seeds, ginger paste and garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add all the vegetables, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander-cumin seeds powder, garam masala, dried fenugreek leaves, salt and 1 tbsp of water and mix well. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the fresh tomato pulp and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
Serve the vegetable jalfrezi hot.

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Preparation for Veg Jalfrezi

1. To make vegetable jalfrezi recipe | Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi | restaurant style vegetable jalfrezi | we are using an assortment of vegetables like baby corn, carrot, French beans and cauliflower. We have cut them diagonally and par boiled them.
2. Peel the skin from onions and discard it. Thinly slice the onions and keep aside.
3. Check out this recipe with detailed step by step images to make Fresh Tomato Pulp at home.

How to make veg jalfrezi

1. To cook mixed vegetable jalfrezi, heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and add the cumin seeds.
2. Add ginger paste.
3. Add garlic paste.
4. Mix well and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds or until the raw aroma vanishes.
5. Add the onions.
6. Sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes or until the onions are soft and pink.
7. Add all the other vegetables starting with diagonally cut and parboiled baby corn. If you do not find baby corns, make use of sweet corn kernels.
8. Add diagonally cut and parboiled carrot. It is important to cut the vegetables uniformly so, they take a similar cooking time and cook perfectly without getting mushy.
9. Add diagonally cut and parboiled french beans. To make it more nutritious , you can add in protein in the form of paneer or soya nuggets.
10. Add parboiled cauliflower florets. Other vegetables like broccoli florets, green peas, potato, capsicum, bell peppers can also be added if you like.
11. Add chilli powder. The vegetable jalfrezi is supposed to be mildly spicy but you can adjust the quantity as per your preference.
12. Add turmeric powder.
13. Add coriander-cumin seeds powder.
14. Add garam masala. Adjust the spice levels to suit your taste.
15. Add dried fenugreek leaves.
16. Add salt.
17. Add 1 tbsp of water and mix well. The water prevents the spices from burning.
18. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Do not overcook as you want the veggies to retain their crunch.
19. Add the fresh tomato pulp. If you do not have tomato pulp handy, make use of tomato ketchup to provide the vegetable jalfrezi the much needed tangy flavor.
20. Add coriander.
21. Mix well and cook vegetable jalfrezi | Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi | restaurant style vegetable jalfrezi | on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
22. Serve vegetable jalfrezi | Punjabi vegetable jalfrezi sabzi | restaurant style vegetable jalfrezi | hot with chapatis, naan, paratha or pulao. Vegetable Makhanwala, Vegetable Hariyali, Mixed Vegetables Patiala Style, Paneer and Vegetable Korma, Paneer and Vegetables in Khus Khus Gravy are some other Punjabi mixed vegetable sabzi.