PANEER BHURJI | EASY PANEER RECIPES ~ Rak's Kitchen

Thursday, January 12, 2012

PANEER BHURJI | EASY PANEER RECIPES

Paneer bhurji is one of the easiest paneer recipes that can be made with less effort and time. This is the first time I am making this in spite of that its so easy. I had this at my friend Sangeeta’s place when she was here. Now its almost 3-4 years, but this is the first time I am making this at home. I loved it a lot and its simple way to make too! This can be a perfect lunch box idea, you can even wrap the paneer bhurji in roti for your kids. They would love it.

I made this with store bought frozen paneer, you can even try making this with homemade paneer. If you have curdled milk, just try drain the milk and make paneer and try paneer bhurji, you can utilize the curdled milk in this way! You can be creative with this recipe, try adding peas or carrot, it will be nice.

Ingerdients

Paneer cubes	2 cups
Onion	2
Capsicum	1
Red chilli powder/ pepper powder	1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder	1/2 tsp
Dhaniya/ coriander seeds powder	1 tsp
Lemon juice	1 tsp
Milk	2 tblsp
Ginger, finely chopped	1 tblsp
Green chillies	2
Coriander leaves, finely chopped	2 tblsp
Jeera	1 tsp
Oil	1 tblsp

Method

If you are using frozen paneer, either thaw it until room temperature or boil water and keep immersed for 10 minutes. Drain the water completely and crumble it in a mixer(just add in two batches and give it a run)
Heat a pan with oil and splutter jeera, add finely chopped ginger and green chillies, followed by finely chopped onion. Fry till transparent and add the chopped capsicum.
Fry for a minute without changing its crispiness and add coriander leaves, all the powders and give it a quick stir without burning them. Add milk, salt and cook for 2 minutes until the milk evaporates.
Now lastly add crumbled paneer and mix well. Fry for 2 minutes or until dry and add the lemon juice and mix well.

Serve hot with roti or naan or any stuffed parathas too…Wrap it or just have it as a side dish, you can even eat its as such! Tastes awesome and damn easy to make!

Notes

If you want to add frozen peas, cook it in microwave and add it in the end of step 2. For carrots, just add it after onion and fry along.
You can omit lemon juice and add a tomato chopped along with capsicum.
I used tri coloured capsicum.
You can skip ginger too!

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54 Stars(comments):

Kalpana Sareesh said...: Hi Raji.. this is super yumm dish i love this version n i always use homemade paneer for this one ..becauyse its easy to crumble them.. love the clicks..also i did try your naan without yeast and it came out well pls chk it..; 12/1/12 14:36
Vardhini said...: One of my favorite breakfast items beautifully presented Raks. Glad to have you back. Happy New Year.; 12/1/12 14:47
Nish said...: Awwww, I just threw my 1 cup of milk y'day morning that curdled when I was making my Bournvita - I didn't think I could make something out of that little amount, making a bhurji didn't come across my mind at all!
Looks great, plus I love a 2-in-1 type of recipe:
Paneer Bhurji in Aata-Maida roti = Kathi Roll? :D; 12/1/12 14:47
Radhika said...: This is one of the easiest to make. I wrap this in rotis and pack it off to my kids.; 12/1/12 14:54
Sudha Sabarish said...: Happy to see you after a break.Love it a lot the using tri colored capsicum is really tempting.; 12/1/12 15:09
Prathima Rao said...: One of the simplest & yet tastiest paneer dish ever!!! Paneer burji was one of the first recipes I started my cooking with ;) This looks so absolutely mouthwatering & Im tempted to make them this instant..And maybe I will ;)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner; 12/1/12 15:10
FoodLovers said...: simple n yet tasty raks ...; 12/1/12 15:14
Priya's Feast said...: Paneer Bhurji luks yum...Will try with peas and carrot ,next time :); 12/1/12 15:33
Satrupa said...: One of my fav dishes .... usually made on lazy days :) Gr8 clicks !; 12/1/12 15:52
Nagalakshmi V said...: welcome back! very crisp photos :); 12/1/12 15:56
notyet100 said...: Platter looks yum,..:); 12/1/12 16:51
Vimitha Anand said...: Love it with chapathis. Looks so yum; 12/1/12 16:55
Priya said...: Just love this bhurji even with bread,my fav anytime.; 12/1/12 17:09
Shanthi said...: Welcome back Raji... Colourful and irresistible bhurji; 12/1/12 18:15
Hamaree Rasoi said...: Welcome back :-) my last post was the same recipe. I love it to the core...Yours looking yummy

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi; 12/1/12 20:06
Kitchen Flavours said...: That's an simple and yet indulging recipe with Paneer.....; 12/1/12 20:12
PriyaVaasu said...: Looks yum!!!!; 12/1/12 20:29
Chitra said...: Welcome back :)Paneer bhurji looks abs. delicious :)colorful post !!; 12/1/12 20:43
Happy Cook / Finla said...: Looks super droolie delicious.; 12/1/12 21:23
Muskaan at A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine said...: Mouthwatering...; 12/1/12 21:51
Pavithra Elangovan said...: I love this aaaa lot lot ..with chapathi, topping for dosa, filling for bread etc...looks super yumm raji..; 12/1/12 22:05
Aarthi said...: yay...finally u r back...such a long time right..missed u a lot raji..Paneer burji looks awesome and perfect clicks too..

Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/; 12/1/12 22:37
Jyoti said...: Great picture tutorial and beautiful pictures!; 12/1/12 23:28
Ramya said...: colourful and yummy burji; 12/1/12 23:52
sangee vijay said...: simple yet very delicious recipe, love it with chapathi...great pictures n presentation!!

Spicy Treats
OnGoing Event ~ Dish It Out-Brinjal n Garlic; 13/1/12 00:01
Hema said...: Thanks for dropping by my blog, this is one colorful and tasty recipe, luv your step-wise pictures and presentation..; 13/1/12 00:04
divya said...: Mouthwatering burji.......hmmmm yummy yummy; 13/1/12 00:13
Sharmilee! :) said...: Looks colorful and flavourful....easy but a very tasty dish, luv the setup and the pics; 13/1/12 00:20
Nalini's Kitchen said...: Thanks for dropping by at my space,paneer bhurji looks so delicious and tempting.I made it couple of days back...; 13/1/12 00:46
Nisa Homey said...: One of my fav...so easy to make..yummy clicks too; 13/1/12 02:13
Madhavi said...: Yummyyyyy Paneer Bhurji :))

http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/; 13/1/12 02:54
Cham said...: Very colorful bhurji, Happy New year Raks!; 13/1/12 04:46
Swathi said...: Paneer bhurji looks delicious. Love this kind of easy recipe.; 13/1/12 05:03
Swathi said...: Paneer bhurji looks delicious. Love this kind of easy recipe.; 13/1/12 05:06
Home Cooked Oriya Food said...: yummy paneer bhurji.... love those colored capsicums in in! looks awesome...; 13/1/12 10:22
Smitha said...: this is one easy and delicious side dish!....we love this...like u said adding peas or i even add spinach to it!
yummy!; 13/1/12 11:37
Valarmathi Sanjeev said...: Simple and fav recipe....looks wonderful and yummy.; 13/1/12 12:45
jeyashrisuresh said...: i always love this recipe for its simplicity, pretty clicks and nice ur post after a long time; 13/1/12 14:35
subha tamilnadu recipe said...: wonderful to look:-) surely i will try this recipe; 13/1/12 22:11
Aparna Vijay said...: Hi Raks,
The paneer bhurji looks yummy...When i try it becomes a bit mushy because the paneer becomes soggy on heating...any idea how to prevent that?; 14/1/12 02:15
Sobha Shyam said...: delicious and totally yummy paneer bhurji..looks yum..; 14/1/12 05:21
Uma said...: Super tempting dish. Yum!; 14/1/12 12:00
Anzz said...: A very yummy recipe.! My favorite too. I am announcing Valentines Special – my 1st blog event and a Giveaway.!. Please do be a part of it and send in your recipes..! :); 15/1/12 21:36
Nimi said...: Delectable recipe and photographs, I love!; 16/1/12 22:52
Uma said...: glad you are back!!! I visited and saw your post the day you posted it. But I really felt lazy to log on and comment. :-p
I prepare it very often with fresh home made paneer in the same way including capsicums but with no milk. Sometimes, I stuff for chapthi/tortilla and enjoy them as a roll.; 17/1/12 09:31
Gayathri NG said...: Easy n tasty bhurji, looks awesome...; 17/1/12 10:55
suhaina aji said...: wow...Raji ur clicks are amazing...they have really stunning.must come to u for some lessons...love Bhurji very much...and love all the step by step illustration very much.; 17/1/12 13:20
RAKS KITCHEN said...: Aparna, try crumbling more in coarse side and make sure while you crumble there is no water and drain it completely by leaving it on the strainer for sometime.Hope this will work :); 17/1/12 14:42
Premalatha Aravindhan said...: Hi raji,

Happy New year and Pongal wishes to u...
Lovely recipe and presentation as always...Luks delicious...; 17/1/12 15:19
Mahek said...: Hi
I love your recipe and will make it soon for my son's lunch box . He is a big big fan of everything paneer...
I have you on my sidebar; 17/1/12 17:37
An Open Book said...: i totally love paneer burji but its been soo long since ive made it..i am now craving this; 17/1/12 17:52
Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...: beautiful pics... looks fab! :); 17/1/12 19:48
NiVi said...: colorful bhurji !!!! yummy...; 20/1/12 02:40
Vanamala Hebbar said...: I love paneer ..nice recipe; 21/1/12 03:36

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