Cottage Cheese with Mixed Vegetables

Or, Paneer Bhurji. I will make something like this when there is just veggies in the fridge and it pairs up perfectly with rice or chapati. I always have a slab of paneer(cottage cheese) in the freezer. I remember, about 2 years back, when I had just come back to US after spending 2 years in Kolkata, I used to open the fridge and stare.  I could not think of anything to make. That 2 years had spoilt me rotten. We had a cook plus two other maids, and my son had a nanny and my parents-in-law took care of everything household related. I basically had to re-learn everything. Easy recipes like this absolutely positively saved the day. My three-year-old loves to eat this.

What I needed:

• 1/2 Cup cubed carrots
• 1/2 Cup Green Beans - chopped.
• 1/2 Cup cubed green bell pepper
• 1 medium onion - finely chopped
• 1/2 Cup Green Peas
• I/4 Cup cubed or crumbled cottage cheese (you can use more)
• 1/4 Cup cilantro
• 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 1/4 Cup corn
• 1tbs oil. I used olive oil, you can use oil of your choice.
• 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 to 1/2C

How I did it:

• Added olive oil to pan and turned on the heat.
• Added chopped onions, bell pepper and garlic and sauteed it till fragrant.
• Added the paneer to it and let it cook it turned a little golden brown, stirring often
• To it added rest of the veggies and tossed everything together
• Seasoned with salt and pepper and sprinkled the chopped cilantro.
• Added enough water to cover the veggies and cooked till done.

This is a tasty and colorful way of getting some of those 7-9 servings of veggies that you need every day.