Paneer Bhurji

Submitted by Shinjini Ghatak Jul 12, 2013 No comments 9,463 views 0 fav

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Spicy and tasty cottage cheese with bell peppers and tomatoes

Prep time 15 mins

Cook time 20 mins

Serves 2

CuisineNorth Indian

CourseBreakfast

DifficultyEasy

DietaryVegetarian

Main Ingredients Cottage Cheese

Paneer Bhurji is a quick paneer recipe which every Indian household is familiar with. The key is to use fresh paneer. You can even use home made paneer. It tastes heavenly with hot parathas or on the bread. It also works wonders as a filling for sandwiches.

Ingredients

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200 grams fresh cottage cheese
2 tomatoes diced
1 small bell pepper diced
1 onion roughly chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 green chillies slit
1 ½ tsp coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
¼ tsp garam masala
juice of 1 lemon
3 tbsp oil
5 tbsp milk
a few sprigs of fresh coriander leaves
salt to taste

Paneer Bhurji ingredients

Steps

In a wok heat the oil. Add the cumin seeds and slit green chillies
Sauté till it sizzles and changes colour. To this add the onions and fry for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Once the onions are fried, add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for about 3 minutes.
Add the coriander powder, salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder and sugar. Sprinkle a little amount of water and fry till the water evaporates and oil separates. This will take about 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and green bell pepper and mix well. Cook for one minute. Take care not to overcook the tomatoes as they will turn mushy. The key is to keep the tomatoes visible to enhance the look of the dish.
Add the paneer, and milk and mix well. Cook for another minute. You can opt out the milk if you want a dry preparation. The milk is added only to make the dish thick gravy like.
Add the chopped coriander and juice of lemon. Mix well and serve hot