Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, Broccoli Paneer Bhurji is a vegetarian Indian side dish made with crumbled paneer (indian cottage cheese), broccoli, and onion in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup crumbled paneer (indian cottage cheese) ((100 grams))
  • 1 cup broccoli (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 large tomato (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chili (finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or minced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • salt (to taste)
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro (coriander leaves)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1.5 tablespoon oil

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add the cumin (jeera) seeds and let them splutter.
  2. Next, add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, and fry for a minute. Add the onions and saute till they are soft and transparent.
  3. Next, add the finely chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, and garam masala and mix well. Cook until tomatoes are soft and mushy.
  4. Add the chopped broccoli and cook covered for 1-2 minutes till they are tender.
  5. Then add crumbled paneer and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  6. Finally, add lime juice and garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
  7. Broccoli Paneer bhurji is ready and can be served with roti, naan, rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.