Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, veg jalfrezi recipe | vegetable jalfrezi | how to make mix veg jalfrezi is a vegetarian bengali, indian street food sabji made with butter, onion, and beans in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: sabji
  • Cuisine: bengali, indian street food

Ingredients

for stir-frying:

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ onion (petals)
  • 10 beans (chopped)
  • ½ carrot (chopped)
  • ½ tomato (sliced & deseed)
  • 3 tbsp peas
  • 5 baby corn (chopped)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ yellow capsicum (sliced)
  • ½ green capsicum (sliced)
  • ½ red capsicum (sliced)

for sabzi:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi
  • 3 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (julienne)
  • 1 chilli (slit)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tomato (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a pan heat 1 tbsp butter. add ½ onion, 10 beans, ½ carrot, ½ tomato, 3 tbsp peas and 5 baby corn.
  2. add ½ tsp salt and stir fry on high flame for a minute.
  3. also add ½ yellow capsicum, ½ green capsicum and ½ red capsicum.
  4. stir fry until the vegetables shrink slightly yet remain crunchy. keep aside.
  5. in a large wok, heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp kasuri methi, 3 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger and 1 chilli.
  6. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
  7. now add ½ onion and saute until onions turn golden brown.
  8. keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and ½ tsp salt/
  9. saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
  10. furthermore, add 2 tomato and saute until tomatoes turn mushy.
  11. now add 2 tbsp tomato sauce and mix well forming saucy consistency.
  12. add in sauteed vegetables. along with ½ tsp garam masala and ¼ tsp pepper powder.
  13. mix well keeping the flame on high.
  14. finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy veg jalfrezi with roti.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.