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Paneer Bhurji

A simple, healthy and flavourful Indian scrambled paneer dish cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices — perfect for quick meals with roti or paratha.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 230
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 200 grams paneer (cottage cheese) crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 1 tomato tomato medium, finely chopped
  • 1 green chilli green chilli finely chopped (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder or adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala
  • salt to taste salt
  • 2 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves chopped, for garnish

Equipment

  • pan

Method
 

  1. Crumble the paneer and keep aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
  3. Add chopped onion, green chilli and ginger-garlic paste. Sauté until onion turns light golden.
  4. Add chopped tomato. Cook until tomatoes soften and oil starts separating.
  5. Sprinkle turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt. Mix well and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Add the crumbled paneer. Mix gently so paneer absorbs the masala. Cook for 2-3 minutes until paneer is heated through.
  7. Turn off flame. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and mix.

Notes

For a lighter version use 1 tsp oil instead of 1 tbsp. You can add finely chopped capsicum or peas for more fibre and colour.