Quick and easy Paneer Bhurji/Paneer Podimas - Somberi series

I love quick, simple recipes because basically I am lazy (a somberi). I am always on the lookout for lazy ass recipes that I can whip up quickly and which will be well received by the family. This Paneer Podimas recipe qualifies on all counts. It is super quick, can be prepared in 5 minutes and tastes so good. It’s fresh, clean and delicious. I served it with poori. You could serve it with roti or pulav also. I am thinking of compiling a Somberi series of recipes, like the Dummies series. This somberi series would include quick, easy and simple recipes that do not involve a whole lot of time or skill - no flamboyant tossing of dough in the air, no hand le thatting and delicately dropping in oil, no stuffing and no piping.

I don’t mean the kind of cheat recipes that you find in “GoodFood” magazine where everything (spice paste, coconut milk, frozen shrimp etc) is store bought and you just have to put them together. That’s not quick, that’s readymade. Halloumi cheese, malt vinegar, canned tuna, crème fraîche, polenta.. (ponga da neengalum unga recipes um). These recipes are not meant for you and me to cook at home. I would have to spend a fortune at Amma Naana and N2H and still wouldn’t be able to find all the ingredients. I’d have to personally import them from Italy or China or some such place. And if I ever make these dishes at home, I can imagine what my family would do; they’d expel me from the kitchen forever. These recipes are for the peters and marys,the ultra-suave to memorize so that they can describe what they had at that fancy new Japanese restaurant. Why does the "India" edition have such recipes? I told you, its not for you and me.

Feel free to suggest recipes for this Someberi series. I will try to update this series as often as I can, lazy that I am.

Preparation time: 2 mins

Cooking time: 5 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Paneer - 250 gm crumbled or grated
Onion – 1 large chopped fine
Green chillies – 2 chopped fine
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tbsp

Method

1.      Heat oil in a kadai/skillet. When hot, add chopped onions and green chillies. Sauté till the onions turn translucent.

2.      Drop the crumbled paneer into the skillet. Add turmeric and salt and mix well. Fry for about 5 minutes and switch off when the paneer is just about to brown.

3.      Serve hot with pooris or rotis.