🍚 Paneer Bhurji Rice with Cucumber Raita

A simple, tasty and filling meal made with paneer, rice, veggies and refreshing cucumber raita.

🧀 For Paneer Bhurji Rice

Ingredients

• Paneer – homemade or market-bought
• 2–3 tbsp curd
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp jeera
• 2 tbsp chopped ginger, garlic & green chilli
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• ½ tsp haldi
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp pav bhaji masala
• Salt as needed
• 100 g spinach, finely chopped
• Cooked rice as needed

🥛 Option 1: Homemade Paneer

1. Boil 1 litre milk.
2. Add lemon juice or vinegar little by little until the milk curdles.
3. Strain it using a clean cloth.
4. Wash and squeeze out the extra water.
5. Your homemade paneer is ready!
6. Crumble the paneer and mix it with 2–3 tbsp curd.

🛒 Option 2: Market-Bought Paneer

• Use ready-made paneer from the market.
• Crumble it with your hands or grate it.
• Mix it with 2–3 tbsp curd and keep aside.

🍳 Making the Paneer Bhurji Rice

1. Heat oil in a pan and add jeera.
2. Add ginger, garlic and green chilli. Sauté for a few seconds.
3. Add onion and tomato. Cook until soft.
4. Add haldi, chilli powder, coriander powder, pav bhaji masala and salt.
5. Add a little water and cook until the masala becomes soft.
6. Add chopped spinach and cook for 1–2 minutes.
7. Add the paneer-curd mixture and mix well.
8. Cook for another 2–3 minutes.
9. Add cooked rice and gently mix everything together.
10. Finish with lemon juice, fresh coriander and a little kasuri methi.

🥒 Easy Cucumber Raita

Ingredients

• 1 cup curd
• 1 grated cucumber
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• ½–1 tsp jeera powder
• ½ tsp black salt
• Salt as needed
• Little water, if required

Method

1. Whisk the curd until smooth.
2. Add a little water if needed.
3. Add grated cucumber, green chilli, jeera powder, black salt and salt.
4. Mix well and garnish with fresh coriander.

💚 Serve & Enjoy!

Serve hot Paneer Bhurji Rice with chilled Cucumber Raita for an easy, wholesome and delicious meal.

This version makes it clear that both homemade and market paneer can be used, without making the recipe complicated.