Paneer Bhurji | Panner Bhurji with Methi Leaves | Scrambled Cottage Cheese with Fenugreek Leaves

Paneer Bhurji is a very popular North Indian recipe made with Indian cottage cheese. To this bhurji i have added methi leaves/ fenugreek leaves to it and made it more healthy. It's very easy, simple and quick recipe. This can be served with roti, naan and chapathi or make a roll using chappathi and serve this as a kids lunch box recipe. 

It can be even substituted with spinach leaves/ palak, instead of fenugreek/ methi leaves, and make ' Palak Paneer Bhurji '. It's an very healthy recipe. This can be served in variety of ways like can be served along with roti or make a roll with it, or make stuffed parathas with it and also can be served as variety rice recipe by mixing this bhurji with cooked rice.

Preparation time : 5 mins
Cooking time : 5 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

• 1 Onion, medium sized
• 2 Tomatoes, medium sized
• 1 bunch Methi leaves / Fenugreek leaves
• 100 gm Paneer / Cottage cheese
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 green chilly
• 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp Red chilly powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Oil

Preparation:

• Crumble or grate the paneer.

• Remove the methi leaves from the stem and wash and keep aside.

• Chop onion and tomatoes & finely chop green chillies.

Method :

• Heat oil in a kadai, when hot add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

• Add onions, green chilly to it and fry till the onion turn golden brown in colour.

• Next add tomatoes, all spice powders and salt to it and saute for 2 -3 mins.

• Cook till the tomatoes are soft and mushy.

• Add the methi leaves and cook till wilted.

• Then add grated paneer to it and mix well.

• Saute and cook for one more minute.

• Serve with roti, chappathi, naan etc.

⬇ Video Recipe - paneer Bhurji with Methi leaves ⬇