Street Style Amritsari Paneer Bhurji Recipe
Street Style Amritsari Paneer Bhurji Recipe is a spicy, flavorful paneer dish that brings the taste of Amritsari street food home.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
FOR MASALA CURD
- 1 cup fresh curd
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Salt to taste
FOR MAKING BHURJI
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp gram flour/besan
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic chili paste
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 2 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 250 gram paneer
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Take curd in a bowl and add kashmiri red chilli powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt.
- Mix well.
- Heat butter and oil in a pan.
- Add besan and cumin seeds.
- Roast on low heat for 2-3 minutes or until besan turns slightly brown and aromatic.
- Then add ginger garlic chili paste and kasuri methi.
- Cook for a minute.
- Add onion and tomatoes. Mix well.
- Cover and cook on low heat.
- Keep stirring occasionally and also keep mashing the tomatoes.
- In 10 to 15 minutes, onion and tomatoes will be cooked thoroughly and oil is seen separating.
- Add masala curd.
- Whisk continuously otherwise curd will curdle.
- Stop when curd begins to boil.
- Add paneer after mashing or grating and coriander leaves.
- Lastly squeeze lemon.
- Mix well.
- Enjoy with bread and chopped cucumber, onion, green chilli and lemon wedges on the side.