Paneer Bhurji Recipe to Enjoy the Mid-winter Season.

Looking for some soul-warming recipes to warm yourself up this mid-winter. Scroll down below to find the delicious paneer Bhurji recipe that will make you feel the utmost comfort.

In winters, you see your favorite cafes and restaurants decorating their menu with heat oozing recipes like chicken soup, coffee latte, and more. The same goes for Indian cuisine, people see restaurants serving items like piping hot fritters, bhurji, and curries that keep you warm when the fresh, cold, and crisp winter breeze and snow hit the earth.   

The delicious food is cooked and eaten around this time as several festivals fall around this time of the year. Along with drinking warm drinks, we tend to crave the hot and warming plate of food that satiates our soul. This is why we’ve brought this excellent Paneer Bhurji recipe that blends well with the winter season. Let’s hop on the recipe now.  

Ingredients Required 

• 2 cups crumbled paneer (Indian cottage cheese)

• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 

• 2 onions (chopped)

• 2 tomatoes (chopped)

• 1 green chili (chopped)

• Indian spices (red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, Indian all-spice powder)

• Salt to taste and oil for cooking

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• ¼ cup of fresh coriander (washed and chopped)

Cooking Method

1. Take a pan, pour 2 tbsp oil in it and let it heat. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle in the pre-heated oil. 

2. About a minute later, add chopped onions and sauté on medium heat until they turn translucent, and add chopped green chili. 

3. Then add ginger-garlic paste and stir it on medium heat for half a minute. Add in the red and mushy tomatoes and sprinkle some salt. Cook for about 2-3 minutes on medium-low flame.

4. Now add all the spices like ½ tsp red chili powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp Indian all-spice powder, and give it all a nice mix. Let it cook for 2 more minutes.

5. Add the scrambled paneer in, along with some more salt as per your taste. Stir and let it cook for 2 minutes so the paneer turns soft and mixes well with the onion-tomato masala.

6. Turn the heat off and sprinkle chopped coriander. Enjoy hot with the bread of your choice.

If you liked the recipe and want to try it at home, follow this recipe to make it in an authentic Indian style. You can also show up at Indian Grill in San Leandro to relish the bowl of happiness this winter.