Achari Paneer Burji

Achari Paneer Burji

Ingredients

200 gms paneer, crumbled (cottage cheese)
1 medium sized onion/pyaaz, finely chopped
1 large or 2 medium sized tomato/tamatar, finely chopped
1 or 2 green chillies/hari mirch, finely chopped
3 to 4 small garlic + ½ inch ginger made in a paste in
mortar-pestle or 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
½ tsp red chilly powder/lal mirch powder
¼ tsp achari / aam pickle  masala powder
½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
1.5 tbsp oil, ghee, butter or white butter
salt as required
a few coriander/dhania leaves for garnishing (optional)


Method

Grate the paneer/cottage cheese and keep aside
heat oil or ghee or butter in a pan.
add cumin seeds first if you are using them. once they get browned, add onions.
when the onions become translucent, add ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chilies.
saute till the raw aroma of the ginger-garlic goes away.
then add tomatoes and cook till they become soft. you can add a pinch of salt so
that the tomatoes get cooked faster.
now add all the dry spice powders - turmeric, red chili powder, achari  masala powder.
stir the spice powders.
then, add the crumbled paneer and let it cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
don't cook the paneer for a long time as they harden and loose their softness.
lastly add chopped coriander leaves to paneer bhurji and mix.
serve paneer bhurji with bread toast . Garnish with red capsicum .you can also serve paneer bhurji
with rotis, plain parathas or as a side dish.