Paneer Bhurji By Bhaviniparekh2001

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Paneer bhurji is a punjabi vegetable recipe with paneer or cottage cheese crumbled and then cooked with a choice of onions, tomatoes and select masalas. Serve hot with rotis, naans or parathas.

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Punjabi Paneer Recipes

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

2 tbsp ghee
5 cashewnuts (kaju)
2 slit green chillies
1 chopped capsicum
1/2 tsp crushed garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
2 chopped onions
1 chopped tomato
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
3 tbsp milk
1/2 tbsp butter
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
250 gms crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)

Method

Heat 1 tbsp of the ghee in a pan, add the cashewnuts and saute till they turn golden brown.
Drain on a absorbent paper and keep aside.
In the same pan, fry the green chillies and remove on a absorbent paper. Keep aside.
Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in the same pan, add the capsicum and saute till the capsicum are tender.
Drain on an absorbent paper. Keep aside.
Now add the ginger and garlic to the same pan and saute for 2-3 seconds in the remaining ghee.
Add the onions and saute till it turns transculent.
Add the tomatoes and saute till it is mushy.
Add all the masalas, salt and milk, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the butter, lemon juice, sugar and paneer, mix well and cook for 2 more minutes.
Transfer it to a serving dish and garnish with fried cashewnuts, chillies and capsicums.
Serve hot.