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Paneer Bhurji

Paneer Bhurji is a popular, delicious and easy to make dish, made with crumbled paneer, onions, capsicums and tomatoes, this can also be served as a side dish with rotis, parathas or naan.
Paneer Bhurji can be made without gravy for breakfast or appetizer and for the main course, gravy can be prepared.
My kids love Paneer Bhurji Pie, I call it Paneer Bhurji Pillows! You can see the video below of Paneer Bhurji Pillow.



Paneer Bhurji

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Author: Bhavna

Ingredients

  • Oil 3 Tablespoon , divided
  • Cumin seeds 1 Teaspoon
  • Asafetida 1/8 Teaspoon if available
  • Onions 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped finely
  • Red bell peppers 1/2 Cup (8 tbs), chopped finely
  • Green bell peppers 1/2 Cup (8 tbs), chopped finely
  • Ginger paste 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Garlic paste 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Green chili paste 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder 1/4 Teaspoon
  • Coriander powder 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Red chili powder 1/4 Teaspoon
  • Cashews 2 Tablespoon , broken
  • Paneer 500 Gram , crumbled
  • Tomatoes 2 Cup (32 tbs), chopped
  • Shahi paneer garam masala/Punjabi masala 1/2 Tablespoon
  • Salt To Taste
  • Fresh cilantro

Instructions

MAKING

  • Heat a pan with a couple of tablespoons of oil. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida (hing), and finely chopped onions. Stir and let the onions cook until tender. Keep the stove heat at low while cooking the onions.
  • Add the red and the green bell peppers, ginger, garlic and the green chili paste. Stir for a couple of minutes.
  • Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and the broken cashews. Stir well.
  • Push the vegetables to the sides of the pan and make a well-like space in the center of the pan. Add a little bit of oil and add the crumbled paneer and cook for a few minutes until lightly brown in color.
  • Mix everything together gently and add the chopped tomatoes. Stir and let the tomatoes cook along with all the other vegetables.
  • Add the shahi paneer garam masala and salt to taste. Stir well.
  • Finally add the finely chopped fresh cilantro, stir and turn off the stove.

SERVING

  • Serve the paneer bhurji with rice, roti, naan or paratha.

Bhavna

Hello!
Bhavna is a founder/owner/host of her youtube channel Bhavna’s Kitchen & Living with over a million followers. Being a food enthusiast, Bhavna has been creating recipes and blogging about food since 2008. Love for healthy living motivated her to get certified as a “National Nutrition Educator” to educate herself and community around her to eat balanced, nutrient dense food. Her goal is to help people live healthy life through food and not medicines.
Bhavna is a mother of two. Her life is full of activities and love sharing her passion for food, fitness, fashion, gardening, traveling and more on her YouTube channel, Facebook page, Instagram and many other platforms. Bhavna was born and raised in India but reside in the USA at present.

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