Palak Paneer Bhurji | Spinach Cottage Cheese Scramble

Palak Paneer Bhurji | Spinach Cottage Cheese Scramble

by Hetal Kamdar

Ingredients (1/2)

  • 200 gms Paneer / Cottage Cheese
  • 1 bunch Fresh Spinach
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 green chilies
  • 1 big Onion
  • 1 big Tomato
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder / Dhania powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Oil

Ingredients (2/2)

  • Salt as per taste
  • a handful of fresh coriander to garnish

Step 1 of 8

Firstly for making crumbled paneer at home, boil 1-liter milk in a pan, and when milk comes to a boil add 2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar to it. Now wait for 2 minutes and allow the milk to curdle. On...

Step 2 of 8

Now finely chop fresh spinach leaves and wash them under the running water, strain it and keep it aside.

Step 3 of 8

Finely chop the onion, tomatoes, green chilies, and garlic and keep it ready.

Step 4 of 8

Now heat 2 tbsp cooking oil in a frying pan or Kadai, and add cumin seeds, Once it crackles add green chili and garlic in it.

Step 5 of 8

Now add finely chopped onions to it and cook them till they are translucent.

Step 6 of 8

Add finely chopped tomatoes to it and cook it well on a medium flame till they are mushy.

Step 7 of 8

Time to add chopped spinach leaves to it and cook till the leaves are soft.

Step 8 of 8

Finally, add paneer and all the spices in it and mix it well and let it cook on a medium flame for another 2-3 minutes. If you cook for more time then paneer will become hard.

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