Vegetable Jalfrezi Recipe (Punjabi Vegetable Jalfrezi Sabzi)

Ingredients

• 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 red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh tomato pulp
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Steps

1. 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.
2. Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
3. 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.
4. Add the fresh tomato pulp and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
5. Serve the vegetable jalfrezi hot.