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Paneer Bhurji/Spicy Crumbled Cottage Cheese
Paneer Bhurji is a quick and easy dish made with scrambled or crumbled cottage cheese cooked with Indian spices. It is often served with roti, paratha, pav or bun in breakfast in North India.
Course Breakfast, Main Dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3 people
Calories 193 kcal
Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seed. Let it roast and crackle. Add green chilies, ginger garlic paste and asafoetida.
Add onions and capsicum. Mix well.
Cover and cook till they are softened for 5-7 minutes.
Add finely chopped tomato. Mix well and cook till tomato softens.
Add spices - turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander cumin powder, garam masala, amchur powder, chat masala.
Mix well and saute for 4-5 minutes till the spices release aroma.
Add the crumbled paneer and salt.
Mix well and cook for a minute. Add chopped coriander and kasuri methi crushed bwtween palms.
Mix well. Do not cook more after adding paneer as it will make paneer chewy. The paneer bhurji is ready.
Serve paneer bhurji hot with chapati, parathas, bread or pav.
Calories: 193 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16 g | Protein: 13 g | Fat: 11 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Cholesterol: 12 mg | Sodium: 364 mg | Potassium: 434 mg | Fiber: 7 g | Sugar: 4 g | Vitamin A: 800 IU | Vitamin C: 43.7 mg | Calcium: 130 mg | Iron: 3.1 mg