Recipe: Yummy Achari Vegetable Jalfrezi with Tofu

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Achari Vegetable Jalfrezi with Tofu. Tofu and Vegetable Jalfrezi can be eaten with naan, rice, quinoa, or even on its own. If you don't want to use tofu, you can use tempeh, seitan, or your favorite plant-based protein. For the tofu, I prepared it using my air fryer recipe.

You can make the jalfrezi vegan by skipping the paneer and using tofu in place.

This recipe can be easily made on stove-top.

Please check the stove-top instructions in the recipe card below.

You can cook Achari Vegetable Jalfrezi with Tofu using 26 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Achari Vegetable Jalfrezi with Tofu

1. Prepare of Veggies.

2. It’s of onion, roughly chopped.

3. Prepare of carrots, julienned.

4. You need of French green beans, slit diagonally into small pieces.

5. It’s of bell peppers, roughly chopped.

6. Prepare of indian squash, julienned.

7. It’s of ginger, julienned.

8. It’s of garlic, minced.

9. You need of green chilly, thinly sliced.

10. It’s of tofu, cut into small pieces (can be substituted with paneer).

11. You need of baby corn, cut into bite-sized pieces.

12. Prepare of Spices and Flavors.

13. Prepare of chilly garlic sauce.

14. You need of tomato ketchup.

15. You need of chilly paste, or to taste.

16. Prepare of coriander powder.

17. It’s of fennel powder (saunf).

18. It’s of indian pickles (achar).

19. It’s of cumin seeds.

20. It’s of Garnish.

21. It’s of coriander leaves.

22. It’s of cabbage, finely shredded.

23. You need of paneer or tofu, shredded.

24. Prepare of mint leaves, sliced thinly.

25. It’s of oil.

26. You need of water.

Vegetable Jalfrezi is best enjoyed with naan or rice.

The base of Jalfrezi is a spicy tomato sauce traditionally simmered with onion, red bell pepper, and green chiles.

The flavorful sauce makes it an excellent match for tofu, hence this Tofu Jalfrezi recipe.

Tofu is a versatile culinary chameleon, taking on the flavor of any sauce or marinade in many different cuisines from around the world.

Achari Vegetable Jalfrezi with Tofu instructions

1. In a wide pan, take a tablespoon of oil/fat.

2. On high heat, add the cumin into the oil.

3. Once the cumin browns a bit, add the veggies in the following order, giving each vegetable a 30 second headstart over the next: onions, ginger, garlic, carrots, beans, baby corn, squash, bell peppers, green chillies. Saute until veggies are tender yet crunchy..

4. Add the protein ( tofu or paneer). Saute for a minute. Add all the dry spices and roast for about a minute. (fennel and coriander powder).

5. Add the chilly garlic paste, chilly paste and tomato ketchup, and about a quarter cup of water, and let it come to the boil.

6. Once the gravy (there should be just enough gravy to coat the veggies) thickens, transfer into a serving bowl..

7. Add the garnish ingredients (mint, tofu and cabbage) as shown in the image above, and serve piping hot, with rotis(Indian flat bread)..

Jalfrezi is a tomato gravy-based curry that originates from Northern India.

Cooked with vegetables and tofu, it's heavy on spice, but not heat, creating a world of flavor.

Jalfrezi is a semi-dry side dish recipe which is a blend of many vegetables, paneer or meat or fish or poultry and spices.

This dish came into existence during the British Raj in India and is believed to have been invented as a means to use left overs.

This dish can be made with any combination of vegetables of your choice.