Paneer Bhurji

There are days when you spend hours in the kitchen patiently doing every bit what it takes to make a perfectly gorgeous looking dish! And there are the ones when you just want to get out of the kitchen as soon as possible. Summer in Kutch is quite a thing! You just feel like staying indoors all the time. By indoors I no way mean the kitchen where there is added heat from the stove challenging you!!

So for such days… when you still want to eat something good but quick, there’s always the Paneer Bhurji. Moreover this is one of the few dishes I learnt how to cook when I began my food journey! Anyone can cook a Paneer Bhurji. No expert skills needed. I wanted my first recipe on my blog to be something that I learnt during those days, when I struggled to make something edible… ruined a number of Classic Indian Dishes… accomplished to get a cut on my finger every time I held a knife. This one is for everyone who wanna cook but just don’t know how.

Paneer Bhurji:

Ingredients:

• 300 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer) Grated
•  ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
• 1 tsp. Green Chili Finely Chopped
• 1 tsp. Ginger Finely Chopped
• 1 tsp.Garlic Finely Chopped
• ¼ cup Onion Finely Chopped
• ¼ cup Tomato Deseeded and Finely Chopped
• ½ tsp. Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
• 1 tsp. Red Chili Powder
• 1 tsp. Garam Masala Powder
• Salt to Taste
• 2 tbsp. Oil
• Fresh Coriander Leaves for Garnish

Method:

• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add the Cumin Seeds and allow it to splutter.
• Add the Green Chili, Ginger and Garlic and cook for half a minute.
• Then add the Onions and let it cook until they are Golden Brown.
• Add the Tomatoes and cook for a minute.
• Now add the Salt, Red Chili Powder, Garam Masala Powder and the Grated Paneer.
• Mix well and cook for 2 minutes and you’re done.
• Transfer the Paneer Bhurji into a Serving Bowl and Garnish it with Fresh Coriander Leaves.