DISH RESEARCH · Main dish

Paneer Bhurji

Dassana Amit’s selected Punjabi-style Paneer Bhurji briefly cooks coarsely crumbled paneer in a spiced onion-tomato base with ginger, garlic and fresh coriander.

About Paneer Bhurji

Research draft based on the references below. These notes describe particular recipes and presentations; ingredient connections are still being reviewed.

Paneer Bhurji means scrambled paneer in this Punjabi-style preparation. Dassana Amit’s home recipe is a dry or semi-dry version, distinct from the gravy-style Bhurji she also describes.

The paneer is coarsely crumbled, leaving some chunks. Onion, tomato and green chili are chopped, while peeled ginger and garlic are crushed together in a mortar.

Cumin crackles in the selected ghee, followed by onion. Once the onion is translucent, the ginger-garlic mixture and green chili are added; tomato is then cooked until soft.

Turmeric, red chili powder, ground coriander and garam masala season the onion-tomato base. The same crumbled paneer is mixed through and briefly cooked, then fresh coriander leaves finish the dish.

The author describes a lightly tangy, spiced masala and soft paneer. This selection is served hot with roti, one of the author’s offered breads.

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Dish type: Main dish
Preparation: Read the preparation
Coarsely crumble the paneer. Finely chop onion, tomato and green chili, and crush peeled ginger and garlic together in a mortar. Heat the selected ghee, crackle cumin and sauté the onion until translucent. Add the ginger-garlic mixture and green chili and briefly sauté. Add tomato and cook until soft, using an optional early pinch from the same salt component. Stir in turmeric, red chili powder, ground coriander and garam masala. Add the same crumbled paneer and salt, mix and cook briefly. Mix through chopped fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with the chosen roti accompaniment.
Serving presentation: hot in the selected Paneer Bhurji serving instructions

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Ingredients in Paneer Bhurji

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Paneerprotein
Onionbase
Tomatosauce
Gingerseasoning
Garlicseasoning
Garam Masalaseasoning
Vegetable Oilcooking medium
Green oniongarnish

Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.

Origins & food traditions

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Countries

India

Cuisines & regions

Punjabi Cuisine

Associations in the cited sources

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Cooking traditions: North Indian / Punjabi / Dassana Paneer Bhurji

Sources & references

Paneer Bhurji Recipe