Spring Onion & Paneer Bhurji | Scrambled Spring Onion & Cottage Cheese
Translations, especially when it comes to the names of dishes, make me a little loopy. Especially when I can’t find a word to express a particular aspect of the dish and have to rename it. Or when I do find an English equivalent but (not blaming the language here, no sir!), the emotion is missing…
Like, ‘scrambled’ doesn’t really give the ‘bhurji’ feel, does it?
But I digress.
Today’s dish is a result of the need for tiffin. Yes, tiffin!
The world has reopened for the foreseeable future which means I head to work every morning, pulling off a balancing act as I lug 4 bags, including the lunch bag or tiffin bag as we call it. The tiffin is an addition to the mothership’s woes – as if planning breakfast, lunch, dinner weren’t enough! So together, we try to keep the tiffin simple with vegetable fried rice, fruit salads, dals and sandwiches.
Sandwiches with healthy, filling stuffing.
Enter – the Spring Onion and Paneer Bhurji. Perfect on its own and as stuffing, for sandwiches and parathas.
A quick stir-fry scrambled concoction of spring onion and paneer/Indian cottage cheese makes a dish that’s healthy, deceptively simple and oh-so-tasty. And it’s like the blank canvas of foods – you can flavour it with seasoning of choice. Go wild! Replace pepper powder with smoked paprika powder, cayenne pepper, curry powder, Cajun seasoning, and more…
Might I mention this dish is perfect for the time when you find the bunch of spring onions withering away in a remote corner of the refrigerator and the paneer is nearing expiry date! As was the case at our home – yet another reason to give this recipe a try! You can even make Indian cottage cheese at home! Get the recipe HERE.
