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    Paneer Bhurji

    September 29, 2021 by Sharmilee J 2 Comments

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    Paneer Bhurji is a popular North Indian side dish made with scrambled paneer or indian cottage cheese. This is a very simple recipe for paneer bhurji quick to make and tastes so delicious. Lets get on to learn to make Paneer Bhurji Recipe with step by step pictures and video.paneer bhurji recipe

    PinPaneer Bhurji is very simple and easy to make takes just few minutes to put together. This is the easiest and quickest paneer bhurji recipe that I have tried hence sharing it here.

    There are no fancy ingredients in this recipe, just grab few available ingredients in your pantry and you are good to go to make easy paneer bhurji recipe.

    Table of Contents
    1 What is Paneer Bhurji ?
    2 Paneer Bhurji Ingredients
    3 📖 Recipe
    4 Expert Tips

    What is Paneer Bhurji ?

    Indian cottage cheese is paneer and bhurji means scrambled so this dish is basically paneer scrambled and cooked along with onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste and spices. Paneer bhurji tastes so delicious and can be used as a filling for sandwiches and wraps too.

    Paneer bhurji can be made in few ways but this recipe is quick to make. For vegan version you can replace paneer with tofu. This is one of the side dishes I often make to go with chapathi and pack it for kids lunchbox too. I make paneer bhurji with homemade paneer and it tastes so good as the texture of homemade paneer is so soft. This time I tried with storebought paneer, and still it tasted good. One important tip is to make the dish moist and not too dry.

    Dry paneer bhurji is just the term used to differentiate between gravy and dry. Otherwise this dish should be moist and juicy which tastes the best.

    Paneer bhurji goes well with with roti, phulka or even with jeera rice, pulao.

    Paneer Bhurji Ingredients

    • Paneer : Paneer is the star ingredient for this recipe. So use fresh soft paneer either homemade or storebought. That is the key to get moist juicy tasty paneer bhurji.
    • Spices : Usual indian spice powders like turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mostly I use homemade spice powders to get fresh flavours.
    • Ginger garlic paste : I used homemade ginger garlic paste. If you do not have, crush ginger and garlic roughly using mortar and pestle and add it.
    • Onion & tomato : Freshly cut onion and tomatoes are used for this recipe. Onion should be cut finely and sauted till golden. Tomatoes can be roughly chopped and added, it should be sauted until mushy and raw smell leaves.
    • Garnish : Add coriander leaves and kasoori methi as garnish which enhances the flavour a lot.

    More Paneer Recipes

    • Paneer makhani
    • Paneer fry
    • Matar paneer
    • Chilli paneer
    • Paneer butter masala

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    Paneer Bhurji

    Paneer Bhurji is a popular North Indian dish made with scrambled indian cottage cheese or paneer. This is a very simple recipe for paneer bhurji quick to make and tastes so delicious. Lets get on to learn to make paneer bhurji recipe with step by step pictures and video.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Servings3
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 200 gms paneer
    • 3 tbsp oil
    • 1 tsp cumin seeds
    • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
    • 2 small tomatoes roughly chopped
    • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp red chilli powder
    • 1 tsp garam masala powder
    • 1 tsp kasoori methi
    • 1 tbsp coriander leaves
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Take paneer, if store bought rinse it well and set aside. If using frozen thaw and use it.
    • Crumble it well.
    • Heat oil in pan - add jeera let it crackle.
    • Add ginger garlic paste, onion finely chopped, required salt.
    • Saute until golden.
    • Add tomatoes, roughly chopped.
    • Saute until raw smell leaves and is muchy.
    • Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. If you prefer you can add coriander powder too.
    • Saute for a minute.
    • Add crumbled paneer.
    • Mix well. If you feel its too dry sprinkle few drops of wter., do not add more.
    • Cook covered for a minute.
    • Open then add coriander leaves and kasoori methi.
    • Give a quick mix. Switch off.
    • Serve Paneer Bhurji with chapathi or roti.

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    Notes

    • For best results use soft fresh paneer as its the key to get best juicy paneer bhurji.
    • I have used regular cooking oil, but you can replace it with ghee or butter too.
    • For vegan option replace paneer with tofu.
    • This is medium spicy, add spice powders according to your taste. I did not use green chillies as it might come while eating which will be uncomforatble for the kids.
    • Usually I add coriander powder, sometimes I skip still the taste would be great, there is not much of difference.
    Nutrition Facts
    Paneer Bhurji
    Amount Per Serving (75 g)
    Calories 353 Calories from Fat 279
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 31g48%
    Saturated Fat 11g69%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
    Monounsaturated Fat 9g
    Cholesterol 44mg15%
    Sodium 60mg3%
    Potassium 230mg7%
    Carbohydrates 8g3%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 11g22%
    Vitamin A 734IU15%
    Vitamin C 11mg13%
    Calcium 350mg35%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    How to make Paneer Bhurji 

    1.Take paneer, if store bought rinse it well and set aside. If using frozen thaw and use it.If refrigerated, keep it outside for a while then use it.paneer cube

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    2.Crumble it well.crumble it wellPin

    3.Heat oil in pan – add jeera let it crackle.temper jeeraPin

    4.Add ginger garlic paste, onion finely chopped, required salt.add onion, saltPin

    5.Saute until golden. saute until goldenPin

    6.Add tomatoes, roughly chopped.add tomatoesPin

    7.Saute until raw smell leaves and is mushy.saute until mushyPin

    8.Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. If you prefer you can add coriander powder too.add spice powdersPin

    9.Saute for a minute.saute wellPin

    10.Add crumbled paneer.add crumbled paneerPin11.Mix well. If you feel its too dry sprinkle few drops of water, do not add more.mix it wellPin

    12.Cook covered for a minute.cook coveredPin

    13.Open then add coriander leaves and kasoori methi.add kasoori methi, coriander leavesPin

    14.Give a quick mix. Switch off.mix wellPin

    Serve with onion rings and lemon. It goes well with chapathi or roti.

    paneer bhurji recipePin

    Expert Tips

    • For best results use soft fresh paneer as its the key to get best juicy paneer bhurji.
    • I have used regular cooking oil, but you can replace it with ghee or butter too.
    • For vegan option replace paneer with tofu.
    • This is medium spicy, add spice powders according to your taste. I did not use green chillies as it might come while eating which will be uncomforatble for the kids.
    • Usually I add coriander powder, sometimes I skip still the taste would be great, there is not much of difference.

    paneer bhurji recipePin

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    Comments

    1. Viji Senthil

      March 23, 2023 at 7:12 am

      Hi Sharmi,
      Is there any pre-preparation method in cooking Tofu? Some videos shows that we have to press tofu to remove excess water. Is it needed in cooking Indian Tofu?

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      • Sharmilee J

        April 25, 2023 at 7:44 am

        I dont think so…I use it as such.
        Just rinse it if store bought tofu let it dry for a while then cut and use it.

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