Paneer Bhurji

Paneer Bhurji Recipe is a vegetarian substitute of famous Anda Bhurji. It is a mixture of crumbled paneer along with various spices. Paneer Bhurji serves as a great breakfast as well as a dish for lunch and dinner paired with chapattis. It is an easy to make dish which prepares in few minutes.

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4 persons

Category: vegetarian

Ingredients:

• Paneer – 200 grams
• Cumin seeds (Jeera) – ½ tablespoon
• Cinnamom (Dalchini) – 1 stick
• Onion - 1 chopped
• Ginger – ½ chopped
• Turmeric (Haldi) powder – ½ tablespoon
• Cumin (Jeera) powder – ½ tablespoon
• Coriander (Dhania) powder – 1 teaspoon
• Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
• Salt for taste
• Tomato - 2 chopped
• Green chillies - 2 chopped
• Coriander leaves chopped
• Lemon Juice – 1 teaspoon
• Oil – 1 tablespoon

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan; add cumin seeds and cinnamom stick. Sauté till they fry.
2. Add onion and sauté till it becomes transparent.
3. Add ginger and other spices like red chilli, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
4. Add some water to avoid burning of ingredients and mix well.
5. Now add tomato, and mix well till the mixture leaves oil from sides.
6. Add crumbled paneer to the cooked mixture and mix well with light hands.
7. Sprinkle coriander leaves and lemon juice.
8. Serve hot.

Nutritional value:

Cinnamom, besides being an aromatic Indian spice it also contains many medicinal values. Oil extracted from cinnamom bark is also essential as it contains antiviral properties. According to research cinnamom is also improves glucose in people suffering from type 2 diabetes.