Paneer Bhurji/Scrambled paneer

Today is the day 1 of blogging Marathon#12 and I will be blogging under the theme 7 days of paneer dishes.The recipe is paneer bhurji which is a simple paneer preparation which resembles scrambled egg.It goes very well with rotis and paratha or it can be used as a stuffing for many recipes such as sandwich,kati rolls and panner masala dosa.Now on to the recipe.......

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Paneer(crumbled)	200gms
Onion	1no.(medium size)
Tomato	2nos.(medium size)
Green chilly	2nos.
Ginger&garlic paste	11/4tsp
Red chilly powder	1/2tsp
Coriander powder	3/4tsp
Garam masala powder	1/4tsp
Turmeric powder	1/8tsp
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1/2tsp
Corianderleaves(chopped)	as needed
Salt	to taste
Oil	1tbs

Method

                                 Heat the pan with oil and crackle the cumin seeds and saute the onion and green chillies till the onion becomes transparent.Add the ginger&garlic paste to it and fry it till the raw smell goes away.Then add the tomato and cook it mushy.

Once the tomato is cooked well and mushy add in all the powders,salt,give a good mix till it blends together.Add 1/4 cup of water and let it cook for one boil.Now add the crumbled paneer and mix it well and keep it in a low flame,cook it for 2 minutes.Finally add the coriander leaves and turn of the stove.

Serve it with rotis.

Enjoy...............

• If you are using frozen paneer,thaw it and soak in the hotwater for 10 minutes.Then grate it or pulse it in a blender.
• Veggies such as capsicum can also be added for extra taste.

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