Paneer Bhurji with Capsicum

This is a variation to the Paneer Bhurji I had cooked earlier. This suggestion was given to me by my friend- Vinita. Recently had made Russian Salad so there was supply of red and yellow bell pepper at home.  This recipe looks more tempting then the earlier one. Both the paneer bhurji tastes equally good but this one has become my favourite. Bell Pepper gives a nice blended spicy taste to the paneer.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 7 minutes approx

What goes in it:

Cottage cheese (Paneer), minced: 250 gm

Asafoetida (Hing)- ½ tbl spn

Green Chilli, finely chopped- 4-5 chillies

Ginger, finely chopped- ½ piece

Garlic, finely chopped- 5-6 cloves

Onion, finely chopped- 1

Tomato, finely chopped- 1

Red Bell Pepper (Red Capsicum), finely chopped- ½  

Yellow Bell Pepper (Yellow Capsicum), finely chopped- ½  

Oil- 2 tbl spn

Turmeric powder- ½ tbl spn

Coriander –Cumin powder- 1 tbl spn

Salt to taste

How did I make it:

Cut tomato and onions in a mixture and get partially chopped tomato and onion. Grind green chilli, garlic & ginger to form a paste.  Finely chop red and yellow bell pepper into small squares.

Mince paneer. This can be done very easily with hands.

Take a kadai, pour oil in it. As oil heats up, put hing to it. Saute chilli-garlic-ginger paste for about 1 minute. 

Now add onion, tomato and cook till onion turn light brown. Add both the bell pepper. Add salt, turmeric powder, coriander- cumin powder & red chilli powder. Let it cook for 2 minutes. 

Finally add minced paneer to it. Season generously. Let it cook for 2 minutes.

Add chopped coriander leaves to it and mix it well.

It was served with garma garm Naan. 

Paneer Bhurji

I had leftover of Paneer from the making of paneer chapatti (http://www.simplycookandfun.blogspot.in/2012/07/stuffed-paneer-chapatti.html) . What could be the immediate idea to cook from this residual paneer, obviously paneer bhurji- one of the easily and frequently cooked Punjabi vegetable recipe. Wheat chapatti tastes lot yummier with paneer bhurji... J

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 7 minutes approx

What goes in it:

Cottage cheese (Paneer), minced: 250 gm

Curry Leaves- 1 sprig (7-8 leaves)

Asafoetida (Hing)- ½ tbl spn

Mustard Seeds- ½ tbl spn

Green Chilli, finely chopped- 4-5 chillies

Ginger, finely chopped- ½ piece

Garlic, finely chopped- 5-6 cloves

Onion, finely chopped- 1

Tomato, finely chopped- 1

Oil- 2 tbl spn

Turmeric powder- ½ tbl spn

Coriander –Cumin powder- 1 tbl spn

Red Chiili powder- ¼ tbl spn

Salt to taste

How did I make it:

Finely chop tomato and onions. And grind green chilli, garlic & ginger to form a paste.

What I did was chopped tomato, onion, green chilli, garlic, ginger & curry leaves together in chopper which took only 3 minutes.

Mince paneer. This can be done very easily with hands.

Take a kadai, pour oil in it. As oil heats up, put mustard seeds and let them pop properly. Add hing to it. Sauté for about 1 minute. Now add onion, tomato & chiili-garlic-ginger paste. Sauté for another 1 minute. Add salt, turmeric powder, coriander- cumin powder & red chilli powder. Let it cook for 2 minutes. 

Finally add minced paneer to it and little water. Season generously. Let it cook for 2 minutes.

And it’s ready to be served with chapatti/ paratha/ Nan.