Eggless cooking: How to make Paneer Akuri

Rediff reader and food blogger Urmimala sent us this delicious Parsi-style scrambled cottage cheese recipe.

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Scrambled cottage cheese cooked in assorted spices, Parsi-style. That's Paneer Akuri for you.

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

• 300 gm paneer, finely grated
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 medium sized onions
• 2 medium sized garlic cloves
• 2 medium sized tomato
• 5 green chillies
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• Chopped coriander leaves (optional)
• 1 tsp garam masala powder (blend of powdered cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom) (optional)

Method

• Chop all the vegetables in small pieces.
• Heat a pan and add butter.
• Fry garlic till they become slightly brown.
• Add onions, fry light brown.
• Add chillies and tomatoes. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add grated paneer.
• Add turmeric powder, sugar and salt as per your taste.
• Stir gently after adding the paneer.
• Cover and simmer for around two minutes and switch off the heat.
• Place it in a serving bowl and season it with garam masala powder.
• You may also garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti or chapati.

Photo: alikabosar.blogspot.in

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