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Corn paneer(corn cottage cheese) bhurji

Servings: 2
Preparation time: 7 minutes.
Boiling/Microwave time: 3 minutes.
Frying time: 12 minutes.
Total time: 22 minutes.

Now a day’s people are looking for healthy food option, one of the healthiest dishes is Corn paneer bhurji; it gives you an uplifting aroma and a rich taste that makes every moment memorable.

Corn is good source of dietary fiber; it nourishes our lower digestive tract. Recent research has shown that corn can support the growth of friendly bacteria in our large intestine.

Ingredients:

Corn: 1 cup
Paneer: ½ cup
Onion: 1 no. (Medium size)
Tomato: 1 no. (Medium size)
Ginger: 2” piece
Green chilli: 1 no.
Mustard seed: ¼ teaspoon
Cumin: ¼ teaspoon
Red chilli powder/Kashmiri chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder: ½ teaspoon
Garam masala powder: ¼ teaspoon
Cooking oil/olive oil: 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves: 1 tablespoon

Preparation:

Clean and chop onion, tomato, ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves into small pieces. Keep aside.
Grind tomato to make paste, keep aside.
Boil /microwave the corn, cool it to room temperature, ground it roughly along with green chilli and ginger. keep aside.
Scramble paneer roughly, keep aside.

Method:

Take a fry pan. Heat oil and add mustard seed and cumin, sputter it for few seconds.
Add chopped onion, fry it for a minute, add tomato paste; fry it till liquid dries up, add corn, stir it and cover it on low flame for couple of minutes.
Add salt and paneer, stir fry for a minute, and add red chilli powder and coriander powder.
Cover it and cook again on medium flame for a minute, Finish off with Garam Masala Powder.
Put off the flame. Let it remain covered for 2 minutes, transfer into serving bowl.
Sprinkle the coriander leaves on it.
“Corn paneer bhurji” is ready to serve. Serve hot or warm as you wish.
You can serve this as a side dish with Chapati or Paratha .