This version of basic proja is cooked with young cheese and milk on the stove top, and then set into a mould, sliced and eaten with sour cream or fried.
Course
Side
Cuisine
Serbian
Prep Time2minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Total Time32minutes
Servings12
AuthorValerie Lugonja
Ingredients
4cupsCottage Cheese(or 3 cups cottage cheese and I cup feta)
2cupsMilk
2cupswater
2cupscornmeal
1teaspoonsalt(optional: dependent upon cheese salt content)
Butter for bottom of casserole dish or mould
Instructions
Prepare casserole dishes or mould (butter inside)
Combine all ingredients into heavy pan; cook at medium heat 25-35 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid sticking to bottom of pot
As mixture thickens, big bubbles will form and splatter when proja is almost done
Proja will be done when a path can be made with the spoon through the mixture in the pot
Pour into mould; smooth top
Cool, unmould and serve with sour cream or slice and fry in butter and serve with sour cream