Paneer Bhurji

We love paneer/cottage cheese in all forms. This is one of our favorite & easy to cook paneer recipe without any rich and creamy sauce like other paneer recipes. It is just a simple stir fry of scrambled paneer, with green chilies, onions, bell pepper & tomatoes. Paneer can be bought from any Indian Grocery store or can be made at home, the recipe of which i will add soon. The Paneer used in the recipe below is homemade Paneer from Fat free milk.




No. of Servings : 3-4 persons
Preparation Time : 20 mins



Ingredients:

• 2 cups of scrambled paneer/cottage cheese (extra firm)
• 1 big onion finely chopped
• 3 tomatoes finely chopped
• 1 small bell pepper finely chopped
• 2 green chillies or 1 jalapeno finely chopped
• 5 flakes of garlic (paste)
• ½ tsp of ginger paste
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp Red chilly powder
• a pinch of Turmeric Powder
• 2 tbsp ghee or butter
• Coriander for garnishing
• Salt as per taste

Method :

• Heat 1tsp ghee or butter, add cumin seeds and let it splutter
• Add green chillies and saute for half a minute
• Add onions, saute it for 3-4 mins followed by bell pepper and saute till cooked.
• Add tomatoes & cook till tomatoes they are pulpy & mashy.
• Add ginger, garlic paste, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and cook for 5 mins.
• Finally add paneer and cook it for 5 mins till all ingredients blend with paneer.
• Garnish with coriander.
• Just before serving add the rest of ghee or butter to give it a taste (optional)

Tips/ Variations:

• Bell Pepper is optional
• One can also add ½ tsp of garam masala or pav bhaji masala (available at any Indian store)