Crumble the paneer (cottage cheese) and keep it aside.
Chop the onions, tomatoes and green chillies. keep aside.
Crush the ginger garlic in a mortar pestle and keep aside and also remove the spice powders and keep aside. Making paneer bhurji.Heat oil or ghee or butter in a pan.

Add cumin seeds first if you are using them. Once they get browned, add onions. When the onions become translucent, add ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chilies. Saute till the raw aroma of the ginger-garlic goes away.
Then add tomatoes and cook till they become soft. You can add a pinch of salt so that the tomatoes get cooked faster.

Now add all the dry spice powders - turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and saute it.
Then, add the crumbled paneer and let it cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Don't cook the paneer for a long time as they harden and loose their softness.

Lastly, add chopped coriander leaves and mix it.
Serve paneer bhurji hot with bread toast. You can also serve it with rotis, plain parathas or as a side dish.