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Broccoli Stir Fry is a healthy and tasty side dish made by sautéing broccoli with onions, spices and herbs. Broccoli Stir Fry is relished as a side with rice or as a snack and could be made quickly. Follow the step by step pictures to make Broccoli Stir Fry.
The first time I tasted Broccoli was at Taj. My friend had ordered Nethili fry and what came as an accompaniment was broccoli stir fry. It first looked to me like no flavored stir fry(It was an Italian restaurant and to me everything looked uncooked, so didn't want to taste at all, but then knowing the health benefits and my friends compulsion I wanted to give a try. And to my surprise, it tasted so good....the olive oil with the mild seasoning was yum.
[feast_advanced_jump_to]About Broccoli Stir Fry
Broccoli is a vegetable that is easily available these days and has a lot of health benefits so I make sure to buy them often. Though Broccoli was originated from Mediterranean region nowadays it has become more common in India too. This Broccoli stir is my go to recipe to pair it with roti or rice.
Apart from this stir fry I make broccoli soup, broccoli salt and pepper and paratha etc. My kids are fond of mild fries and this is perfect for them. Broccoli stir fry goes well with rice, sambar or rasam and can be paired up well with roti too.
You can cook many dishes with broccoli that you make with cauliflower. Mittu was introduced to this vegetable as green cauliflower when she was a kid. First while introducing new vegetables to kids try to make it in their favorite form, slowly once they love the vegetable they will be ready to eat anything made with it.
There is always a saying that any vegetable that is green has numerous health benefits and broccoli is no exception. Do include it in your regular meal and enjoy!
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Broccoli Stir Fry Ingredients
- Broccoli - Choose fresh broccoli that looks green and not pale. It should have firm stems and the color should be dark green.
- Onion - Onion adds flavor and crunch to this stir fry so do not miss it.
- Ginger garlic paste - Ginger garlic paste adds great flavor to this stir fry so don't mix it.
- Spice powders - Turmeric powder, red chili powder, pepper powder and sambar powders are added for spice and flavor.
- Tempering - A simple tempering is made using oil, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
How to make Broccoli Stir Fry Step by Step
1.Cut broccoli into small bite size pieces, like we cut for cauliflower. Wash the florets well and put it in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain to keep aside. This is to clean as well as avoid worms if any. Then cook(parboil) broccoli with water, turmeric powder and salt. Drain water and set aside. Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds and jeera, allow it to crackle. Then add ginger garlic paste sauté for a min, then add onions and fry till it turns transparent.
2. Add the pepper powder, sambar powder and required salt. Now stir well and add the broccoli florets and mix well again. Keep in low flame and allow it to coo for 3 minutes till the spice powders are blended. Switch off and serve hot.
Expert Tips
- Don't overcook, as broccoli tends to lose its beneficiary values. Also take care not to change the color and crunchiness.
- Broccoli with olive oil combination works best, try it and see.
- Select the broccoli which is nice green in color with no black spots.
- You can even add chopped garlic instead of ginger garlic paste.
Serving & Storage
Serve broccoli stir fry with rice and sambar the best combo. It serves great with rasam and curd rice also. It keeps well in fridge for 1 day.
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Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small floret broccoli
- 1 medium sized big onion (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon sambar powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
Instructions
- Cut broccoli into small bite size pieces, like we cut for cauliflower. Wash the florets well and put it in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain to keep aside. This is to clean as well as avoid worms if any. Then cook(parboil) broccoli with water, turmeric powder and salt. Drain water and set aside. Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds and jeera, allow it to crackle. Then add ginger garlic paste sauté for a min, then add onions and fry till it turns transparent.
- Add the pepper powder, sambar powder and required salt. Now stir well and add the broccoli florets and mix well again. Keep in low flame and allow it to coo for 3 minutes till the spice powders are blended. Switch off and serve hot.
Notes
- Don't overcook, as broccoli tends to lose its beneficiary values. Also take care not to change the color and crunchiness.
- Broccoli with olive oil combination works best, try it and see.
- Select the broccoli which is nice green in color with no black spots.
- You can even add chopped garlic instead of ginger garlic paste.
Nutrition
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