Paneer Bhurji

May 31, 2021 | Mains

Paneer Bhurji (scrambled cottage cheese with Indian spices)

This is how how our lunch looks like on a humble week day. Simple paneer bhurji (Indian cottage cheese scramble) and soft chapatis (Indian flatbreads). Cucumber and onion salad on the side and papad is always a must. A fulfilling and humble meal is sometimes all you need. Don’t you?

The game changer in this recipe is cooking it in clarified butter, adding milk and dried fenugreek leaves.

How I make it?

🔘In a pan, heat oil and ghee. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and whole black pepper.

🔘Then add crushed garlic cloves, crushed ginger, green chillies crushed. Sauté them all for a minute.

🔘Add finely chopped onions and sauté until it turns light brown.

🔘Add in crushed tomatoes and salt to taste. Add chopped capsicum. Cook for 2-3 mins.

🔘Now add tomato paste and let it cook until it releases oil. Give it a mix a couple of times.

🔘Add the spices – turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder. Mix well and let it cook for 3-4 mins on low flame.

🔘Now add milk, mix and let it cook through for 2 mins. Add in chopped coriander leaves.

🔘Add in the grated or crumbled paneer. Mix. Taste and adjust seasonings.

🔘Add garam masala and kasuri methi. Mix.

Garnish with lemon wedge, sliced onions and more coriander leaves.

Exact measurements and process in the recipe card below.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  

• 200 Gms Paneer (Cottage cheese) Substitute with tofu for vegan option
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• 1 Tbsp Ghee Substitute with oil for vegan option
• 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 Tsp Whole black peppercorns
• 7-8 Pcs Garlic cloves Crushed
• 1 Inch Ginger Crushed
• 3 Pcs Green chillies Crushed
• 2 Pcs Onions Medium sized, chopped
• 1/2 Cup Tomatoes Crushed
• 1/2 Cup Capsicum Chopped
• 1/4 Cup Tomato paste
• 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 Tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 Tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 Cup Milk
• 1/4 Cup Coriander leaves
• 1/2 Tsp Garam masala
• 1/8 Tsp Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
• Salt To taste

Garnish

• Lemon wedge
• Sliced onions
• Coriander leaves

Instructions

 

• In a pan, heat oil and ghee. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and whole peppercorns.
• Add garlic, ginger and green chillies. Sauté all for a minute.
• Add the onions and sauté until it turns light brown.
• Add crushed tomatoes and salt to taste. Add capsicum and cook it for 2-3 mins.
• Now add tomato paste and let it cook until it releases oil. Give it a mix a few times in between.
• Add the spices - turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder. Mix it well and let it cook for 3-4 mins on low flame.
• Now add milk and let it cook for 2 more mins. Add in the chopped coriander leaves.
• Add in the grated or crumbled paneer. Mix, taste and adjust salt and seasonings.
• Add garam masala and kasuri methi. Add 1/2 tsp lemon juice at this stage or serve with a wedge as per preference.
• Garnish and enjoy!!!

Notes

Replace paneer with tofu and ghee with oil for vegan option.

 

Keyword Paneer bhurji, Indian cottage cheese scramble, spicy paneer recipe