Paneer Bhurji | Easy Paneer Recipe

Paneer Bhurji is a famous North Indian side dish which is made with crumbled paneer or cottage cheese. It is very simple and spicy dish. It is usually served with chapati, paratha and bread. It is a very good filling for sandwich. You can make it in a flash and transfer it to a toast for breakfast. Paneer bhurji is quiet similar to popular egg bhurji and a medley of veggies like tomato, onion, capsicum and spice powders. Can you believe it can all be made in just 10 mins?

Just try this and post your feedback in comment box.

 Paneer Bhurji

Ingredients:

Crumbled Paneer - 200 gms

Onion - 1, large

Tomato - 1

Capsicum - 1, any colour

Green Chilli - 1

Cumin - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - to garnish

Salt - to taste. 

Butter / Ghee / Oil - 2 tblspn

Method:

Finely chop onion, tomato and green chillies. Crumble the paneer and chop capsicum.

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. When it begins to crackle, add the finely chopped green chilli and onion.

When onion becomes translucent, add the capsicum. After 1 or 2 minutes add the chopped tomato. Sauté until it becomes mushy.

Add the ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and stir well till raw smell goes off.

Now add the paneer, salt to taste and give it a good mix. Stir well for 2 minutes and remove from flame. Garnish with some coriander leaves.

Serve hot with chapati.

Note:

• If you do not want capsicum in your recipe just skip it. And if you want it to be more crunchy, add if when tomato becomes mushy.
• To crumble the paneer, just give them a pulse in a mixer.
• You can add lemon juice at the end.
• Peas and carrots can also be added. If you want it to be more simple, just add onion, tomato along with spice powders.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Finely chop onion, tomato, capsicum and crumble the paneer and keep aside

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds

When it begins to crackle, add onion and green chilli. Saute for 1 or 2 mins till the onions turn soft

Add the capsicum and saute for 1 min

Now add finely chopped tomato

Once the tomato becomes mushy, add chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric

Mix them well and stir fry till the raw smell goes off

Then add the crumbled paneer

and salt. Give them a good mix and cook for 2 to 3 mins. Remove from flame

Paneer bhurji is ready!