Paneer Bhurji Recipe With Capsicum – Spicy Cottage Cheese Crumble

Ingredients

• 200 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) crumbled
• 2 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) finely chopped
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• 1 inch Ginger grated
• 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
• 1 Tomato finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder or to taste
• 4 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon Butter (Salted)

Steps

1. To begin making the Paneer Bhurji Recipe, we will first make the paneer at home. Click to see the recipe of how to make homemade paneer. You can also use store bought paneer. Crumble the paneer and keep it aside.
2. Heat a tablespoon of butter in a heavy bottomed pan; add the cumin seeds, onions, capsicum, green chillies and ginger. Saute the onions and capsicum on low to medium heat until they are soft and tender.
3. Once the onions and capsicum are soft, add the tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and give it a good stir. Finally stir in the crumbled paneer and salt to taste.
4. Stir well, check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste.
5. Stir the Paneer Capsicum Bhurji for about 3 to 4 minutes until all the flavors get incorporated into the Bhurji.
6. Serve the Paneer Capsicum Bhurji as a filling for sandwiches, wraps or even along with Phulkaand Panchmel dal for a wholesome weeknight dinner.