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Paneer Burji

5 from 4 votes
Paneer Burji is a popular dish from North Indian cuisine. It pairs well with any Indian flat bread. Scrambled cottage cheese is cooked with spices to make a delectable side dish.

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 green chilli
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • 2 onion
  • 3 tomato
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon amchur powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 200 grams paneer
  • 1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi
  • 2 tablespoon fresh coriander

Method
 

  1. If you are using fresh homemade paneer, get the paneer ready. Otherwise, put the store bought paneer in hot water for fifteen minutes.
  2. Cut the vegetables
  3. Crumble the paneer.
  4. Grind ginger garlic paste, I prefer to use fresh one.
  5. Take oil in a pan, add cumin and green chilli cut into half pieces.
  6. Put the ginger garlic paste and saute it for a few seconds. Then, add the onions. Saute it to a golden brown colour.
  7. Put the tomato pieces to it and allow it to cook for sometime.
  8. Once the tomatoes are cooked, put the spice powders to it along with salt.
  9. Mix it well and let the flavours blend well.
  10. Put the crumbled paneer to it, mix and saute it for a minute.
  11. Add crushed kasturi methi to it
  12. Finally, add chopped coriander to it.
  13. Paneer Bhurji is ready to serve.