Paneer Bhurji/ Cottage Cheese Bhurji

I always love to try different dishes with Paneer/Cottage Cheese. This recipe Paneer Bhurji is a famous North Indian recipe. 'Bhurji' means 'scrambled'. In south India Egg Bhurji is prepared commonly but Paneer /cottage cheese bhurji is rarely prepared. This is served for breakfast along with bread in North India, but it goes well with roti or even with plain rice.

In this recipe I  did not completely crumbled the Paneer/ Cottage Cheese, I just  chopped it into very small pieces as I like this way rather than crumbling. I have made few changes to the normal Paneer Bhurji recipe, accordingly to my requirements.

 

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Yield : 2

 

Ingredients :

Paneer/Cottage Cheese : 100 gm

Tomatoes : 2

Onions : 1 (large)

Green chilies : 5

Tomato ketchup/sauce : 1 tbsp (optional)

Garam masala powder : 1 tbsp

Salt : to taste

Cumin seeds /jeerige/jeera : 1 tbsp

Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder/pasupu/Arishana pudi : a pinch

oil : 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves : for garnishing

Water : 1/2 cup

 

Method of Preparation :

1. Chop Paneer/Cottage Cheese into small pieces or even you can mash it with hands.


2. Chop tomatoes, green chilies, onions also and keep aside.


3. Heat a small kadai and add oil into it, then add cumin seeds/jeerige/jeera and fry for 30 seconds.


4. Then add chopped onions and fry for 2-3 minutes or till they turn transparent.


5. Then add chopped green chilies, fry for a minute and then add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2 more minutes.


6. Add turmeric powder/pasupu/arishana pudi and chopped tomatoes,cover the kadai with a lid and cook for 3 minutes.


7. Then add mashedor chopped paneer/cottage cheese, salt, water,garam masala, stirr well and cook for 3 minutes. So,that all the masala will be absorbed by the paneer/cottage cheese.


8. Finally add tomato ketchup/sauce and mix well. This step is an optional step, if you want you can omit this step.


9. Dish out and garnish with coriander leaves.

[caption id="attachment_75" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Paneer/ Cottage Cheese Bhurji[/caption]

Note : Those who want to have gravy for this can make paste of tomatoes and add to it instead of tomato pieces.

For extra spiciness, coriander powder and cumin powder can be added.