Mixed Vegetable Palya | Carrot, Beans, Cauliflower and Paneer Sabzi and a Wrap

My better half is constantly trying to lose weight, or should I say constantly talking about it :p One of the tips thats given everywhere to lose weight is to add more vegetables in our diet. He doesn't like 8 out of 10 vegetables that's available in the market. It's a challenge to try new recipe that he will like and agree to take in his lunch box. keeping both things in mind I keep trying new ways of adding more vegetables in our diet. This is one such dish with a lot of vegetables that tastes good when cooked together.

Carrots, Beans, Cauliflower and Paneer cooked in onion tomato gravy with other spices tastes delicious with Indian flat breads and it can also be used in wraps with a little chat masala and onion roundels. You can also add sour cream and salad leaves to turn it completely into a super delicious roll. Please read on for the ingredients and the recipe.

Ingredients:

French Beans : 20

Carrot: 3

Cauliflower: 1 medium size

Paneer: 1 cup

Big Onion: 3

Tomato: 2

Ginger: 1" piece

Garlic: 5 cloves

Green chillies:2

Peppercorn : 1 tsp

Coriander seeds: 2 tsp

Red chilli powder:1/2 tsp

Turmeric: 1/4 tsp

Hing: 1 big pinch

Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Kasoori Methi : 1 tsp

Oil: 2 tbsp

Salt to taste
Lemon juice : 1/2 Lemon
Coriander leaves for Garnish

Method: 

1. Grind onion, ginger, garlic, pepper corn, coriander seeds and green chillies to coarse paste in a blender.

2. Chop beans and carrot into 1/2" pieces, clean cauliflower and cut into bite size florets, make cubes of paneer and keep aside.

3. Heat oil in a deep pan, add hing, cumin seeds and sauté for 30 seconds. Add in the ground onion paste and fry until the oil separates. About 3-4 minutes.

4. Add crushed kasoori methi and fry for a minute. Then mix in salt, turmeric and red chilli powder and give a quick stir.

5. Add chopped tomato and sauté until tomatoes turn soft and combines with all the spices.

6. Next add in carrot, cook for 3-4 minutes, add beans and 1/4 cup of water and cover and cook for 6-7 minutes.

7. Add cauliflower florets and combine well and cook for 2 minutes before adding the paneer cubes. Cook for another 5 minutes on high flame and turn off.

8. Add in freshly squeezed lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Indian Flat Bread (Roti/chapathi or Parathas) of your choice.

To use it in a wrap spread the veggies on the flat bread and sprinkle chat masala and coriander leaves and throw some onion rings and roll it to enjoy delicious veg roll.