Paneer Bhurji | How To Make Paneer Bhurji Recipe

Paneer Bhurji Recipe or Paneer ki Bhurji Recipe – is a quick, delicious and one of the best paneer dishes of scrambled Indian cottage cheese in tomato onion masala and spices. Scrambled Indian cottage cheese masala specifically means paneer bhurji recipe in hindi. The crumbled paneer sauteed in spicy tangy onion tomato masala is a perfect dinner dish ready in flat 15 minutes. The touch of capsicum in this Punjabi style paneer ki bhurji altogether gives a very refreshing taste to the dish. Serve it with Indian breads like, parathas or nan for  weekday dinners or with pav or toasted bread for breakfast meal. Here is how to make paneer bhurji recipe step by step at home

Paneer Bhurji

Paneer is one thing which loved by almost everyone especially vegetarians and its always the first choice to order in any restaurant visit dine. In fact, my little daughter’s favorite is paneer and she loves to binge on it anytime. Whenever I ask her about, what she would like to eat for a meal, there are few her forever favorites, she will say Paneer this, paneer that and so on. She does not really eat much of non veg but there few of her are all-time favorites like Egg Curry, Chicken Tikka masala,  and few more. But, Paneer dishes are a win-win food for her anytime 🙂

Let’s talk about this North Indian Recipe – paneer bhurji. Paneer ki bhurji is delicious scrambled dish of grated paneer sautéed with onion tomatoes based masala. No fancy masala required particularly to make this yummy bhurji. Significantly, just a quick toss of paneer with available spices in your pantry will create a magic in flat 15 minutes. For vegetarians, paneer bhurji recipe is a delicious protein substitution dish to egg bhurji recipe. Furthermore, I always prefer to make this bhurji in ghee or butter to make it more rich tasty. But, you can opt for oil or butter or mixture of both as well. Serve this hot paneer bharta with crisp lachha parathas or phulkas or pav and I am sure it will be washed-up in no time.

Also, here are some of the best paneer dishes you might like to try

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Paneer being rich in protein and calcium, include it in your diet more often. Apart from offering nutrients, it also keeps hunger pangs away keeping you full and energetic. Whenever you are short of veggies at home, quick paneer dishes like this paneer ki bhurji comes to the rescue. Pack it for kids lunch box either as a bhurji paratha or roll it into a paratha with ketchup to make it a bhurji roll. Now, Let’s go through how to make this quick paneer bhurji and feast your family and guest anytime

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How to make paneer bhurji recipe step by step

To make paneer ki bhurji, firstly, in a heavy bottom pan or kadhai, heat oil and butter/ghee together

Once the oil and ghee heats up, add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Then, add garlic, ginger and green chilies and fry for a minute or until raw smell goes off

Add onions and salt,  fry on high heat for 3-4 minutes until onions are soft

Add turmeric, red chili, coriander powder, tomatoes and saute for another minute. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until tomatoes are soft

Add capsicum and cook for another minute or two.

Then, add paneer, garam masala powder, mix well and cook for 2 minutes, do not over cook or paneer will become chewy. Finally, add lemon juice and mix

Paneer Bhurji is ready to be served. Dish out and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with paratha or phulkas and even pulao of your choice