Paneer Bhurji Recipe

Name: Paneer Bhurji Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 300 gm Paneer (cottage cheese, grated / crumbled); 1 Onion (finely chopped, medium sized); 2 Tomato (finely chopped, large); 2 cloves Garlic (minced); 4 Green Chillies (chopped or whole with a slit); 01 tbsp Refined Oil; ¾ tsp Cumin Seeds; 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); 01 tsp Red chili powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; a leaves Coriander

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About Paneer Bhurji Recipe

"Paneer Bhurji Dry" recipe or scambled Cottage Cheese is an easy, simple north Indian food which is usually relished at the breakfast with parathas (Indian Bread).

A lip-smacking spicy medley of onions, tomatoes and garlic with grated cottage cheese and spices tastes heavenly, when made with fresh homemade cottage cheese, as it crumbles (which means bhurji and so is the name)easily.

A few ingredient recipe goes well when enjoyed as a side dish for Roti/ chapati/ Pav or phulka (Indian bread) - says Chef Reetu Uday. So let's see How to make Paneer Bhurji recipe.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Served AsBreakfast

Recipe TasteSalty Savoury

Calories - 288 kcal

Servings - 4

Ingredients

▢ 300 gm Paneer cottage cheese, grated / crumbled
▢ 1 Onion finely chopped, medium sized
▢ 2 Tomato finely chopped, large
▢ 2 cloves Garlic minced
▢ 4 Green Chillies chopped or whole with a slit
▢ 01 tbsp Refined Oil
▢ ¾ tsp Cumin Seeds
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
▢ 01 tsp Red chili powder
▢ 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
▢ a leaves Coriander

Instructions

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Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds, let them crackle.
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Add the onion cook till translucent. Add garlic and sautÃ© for 01 minute.
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Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well and let it cook for few seconds. Add the green chillies.
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Add tomatoes, let them cook till the oil oozes out from it.
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Add the grated paneer. Mix well. Do not overcook as it tends to harden.
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Serve hot. Goes best with hot phulkas.

Recipe Notes

To simply enhance the flavor you may add Pav bhaji masala along with the spices.
You may sprinkle Punjabi garam masala.
About the Author: This recipe has been shared by Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji who believes that food that she cooks should touch heart and soul of the person and she dedicates all her success to her Angel Mother.

Works as Speciality Chef with Percept Knorigin, Cinecurry, Chefsutra and as a Food Author with Pioneerchef, Theurbanspice, Pinksworth, Tanyamunshi, Mangobunch, Plattershare, Womenplanet.

Website: Chefreetuudaykugaji, Facebook: Food For Thought, Twitter: @chefreetuudayk, stagram: @chefreetuudaykugaji

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5 Comments

jyoti panwar

December 16, 2021 / 8:04 am Log in to Reply

This looks so inviting! Thank you.
Vrinda Sood

November 4, 2021 / 11:08 pm Log in to Reply

This looks so good! Appreciate the share.
Sanat Narayankar

September 15, 2019 / 11:29 am Log in to Reply

I’m loving this recipe already!
Yogender Kumar

April 8, 2019 / 5:38 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so incredible! Thank you for sharing.
ishita bodh

March 25, 2018 / 11:26 am Log in to Reply

This is perfect! Can’t wait to taste it.