Paneer Bhurji

Ingredients:

Paneer (cut into very small pieces or grated) – 1 cup,

Onion– 1 medium - thinly sliced,

Salt as per taste (optional),

Pepper powder as per taste,

Butter – 1 tbsp,

Coriander leaves chopped – 1 tbsp,

Lemon-extract – 1 tsp,

Masala to ground:

Coriander seeds – 2tbsp,

Dry red chilly – 4 to 5 nos,

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp,

Ginger – 1 inch long piece,

Garlic – 3 flakes,

Salt as per taste,

Olive oil – 1 tbsp,

Shallots or pearl onion - 4 to 5 nos,

Method:

• Grind all the masala ingredients to a paste by adding very little water.
• Marinate the Paneer using the ground paste, keep in refrigerator for half hour or more.
• Heat butter in pan, add onion, pepper and salt(optional) and sauté till light brown.
• Add the marinated paneer and sauté for about 10 – 12 minutes or till done.
• Lastly garnish with coriander and dash of lime.
• Bhurji is ready.
• Normally Bhurji is prepared in a different method, the above method is my own adaptation of the original.