Paneer Bhurji is very easy and quick recipe. This dish is made just by sauting onion and tomato with some spices and the paneer is added to it. We can even add more vegetables to this and can use tofu in place of paneer to make it healthy. Paneer bhurji tastes good with any kind of breads.
Paneer Bhurji
Ingredients
- Paneer – 300 gms
- Onion – 2 finely chopped
- Tomato – 2 finely chopped
- Green Chillies – 2 finely chopped
- Garlic – 4 cloves minced
- Ginger – ½ tsp (finely chopped
- Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
- Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
- Garam Masala Powder – ¼ tsp
- Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
- Butter – 1½ tbsp
- Salt – to taste
- Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp chopped for garnishing
Instructions
- Crumble the paneer and keep aside.
- Heat butter in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds, once they start to splutter, add ginger, garlic and saute for a minute.
- Add onions, once the onions turn translucent, add the green chillies and saute for a minute.
- Now add tomatoes and cook till mushy. (add a pinch of salt so that the tomatoes will cook fast).
- Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix well.
- Add the crumbled paneer and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Lastly add coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve hot paneer bhurji with bread / rotis / plain parathas.
- NOTE:- Don’t overcook the paneer, otherwise it will loose its softness.
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