Paneer Bhurji

Today we were in a mood to have something light and different for our meal....the weekends are generally like that - it starts with getting up late,  having dosa or chilla or sabu khichdi or powa...(you get the drift ) for breakfast...

Lunch and dinner also tends to be aloo paratha with curds - or sandwich and soups - idli or rava idli - handwo....etc...

This makes a change from our regular dal, rice, subzi, chapati & salad routine....

Paneer bhurji is one such very light meal - quick to prepare and absolutely yummilicious...is there such a word ? ....if not we should create it....
It can be had as a side to a main meal of course - but it goes very well with toasted sandwich too..

So with that plan in mind ....I asked for extra milk in the morning, we have a very obliging and courteous milkman...and nowadays with the ubiquitous mobile...( everyone ...man,woman, child and pet having one)....it was a simple matter to call at the crack of dawn...I also get a good morning madam from him ( hence the courteous tag )...and got the milk for my paneer...

I love making paneer at home whenever possible...and when that is not so, we have a place where we get fresh paneer which is  very soft and tasty...
But today I was in the mood for some made at home...so as per my earlier post of home made paneer ...made some and then later the bhurji...

Ingredients:

200 gms paneer - soft and crumbled
1 medium onion
1 medium tomato
1 - 2 green chillies as per taste
1 capsicum ( optional )
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1/4 red chilli powder ( optional )
1/2 cumin seeds
2 tsp oil
Salt to taste

Method :

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds.
When it splutters add chopped onions ( if using capsicum, add at this stage )...
After the onions become translucent, add tomato and green chilli - cook till it becomes soft.
Add the dry powders, salt...you can add coriander powder too (optional )...
Add the paneer after crumbling it...and mix thoroughly...
Let it cook for a couple of minutes covered - sometimes the paneer releases water - if it does - cook till the water is dried up...
Switch off the gas and serve.
Enjoy !!!



Paneer Bhurji Toasted S/W



Veg Toasted S/W







  

 

This was a very easy no-fuss recipe...we then buttered our toast put some panner bhurji on it - and toasted it ....ate with some tomato ketchup...and as I said before yummilicious.

We also had some regular veg (potato, cucumber, tomato) toasted S/W ....but the paneer bhurji one was really special...