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Paneer bhurji — spiced crumbled cheese

Paneer bhurji — spiced crumbled cheese

  • Side dish
  • Indian

Crumbled paneer in an onion, tomato and spice mixture, finished with lemon.

Active time25 min

Cooking10 min

Total25 min

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 1 green chilli
  • a quarter of a cup of green bell pepper — optional
  • 1 tomato
  • ⅛ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp dried fenugreek leaves
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 200 g paneer

Preparation

  1. Crumble the paneer. Peel and finely chop the onion. Wash and chop the tomato and chilli. If using the green pepper, wash it, remove the seeds and dice it. Wash and chop the coriander.

    2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
    1 onion
    1 green chilli
    a quarter of a cup of green bell pepper — optional
    1 tomato
    200 g paneer
    • knife
    • chopping board
    • mixing bowl

  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the cumin and let sizzle. Add the onion and chilli, stirring until the onion is golden. Stir in the ginger garlic paste and cook for about 1 min, until fragrant.

    ½ tsp cumin seeds
    2 tbsp vegetable oil
    1 tsp ginger garlic paste
    • frying pan
    • spatula

  3. Add the tomato, salt and turmeric. Cook until the tomato is soft. Stir in the chilli powder, garam masala and fenugreek. Stir until the mixture releases from the pan. Add the optional pepper and cook until slightly tender.

    ⅛ tsp ground turmeric
    ½ tsp dried fenugreek leaves
    ½ tsp red chilli powder
    ¼ tsp salt
    1 tsp garam masala
    • frying pan
    • spatula

  4. Add the crumbled paneer. Stir gently for about 2 min, just until warm without drying it out. Take the pan off the heat. Add the coriander and lemon juice, stir and serve hot.

    1 tsp lemon juice
    • frying pan
    • spatula

Allergens

  • Milk

Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.

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Paneer bhurji — spiced crumbled cheese