These days, I am experimenting more with broccoli recipes with Indian spices. This is a very simple, subtle & a crunchy dish that goes well with rice. This is unlike the normal gobi kheema recipe that uses tomato puree. I make this often for weekday lunch. My son relishes this dish with some ghee & rice. I coined the name broccoli ka kheema, could not think of a better one :)
Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 5-7mins
Ingredients: (Serves 2)
Broccoli: 2 cups, shredded
Garlic: 3 pods, minced
Spice powder: 1.5 tsp (I used this spice powder. Infact you could use any spice powder of your choice)
Red chilli powder: 1/2tsp
Oil: 1 tbsp
Nigella seeds/Kalonji: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
Salt: According to taste
Lemon juice: 1 tsp, optional
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Method:
Notes:
Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 5-7mins
Ingredients: (Serves 2)
Broccoli: 2 cups, shredded
Garlic: 3 pods, minced
Spice powder: 1.5 tsp (I used this spice powder. Infact you could use any spice powder of your choice)
Red chilli powder: 1/2tsp
Oil: 1 tbsp
Nigella seeds/Kalonji: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
Salt: According to taste
Lemon juice: 1 tsp, optional
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Method:
- Shred the broccoli. I let my chopper do it for me!
- Heat oil in a broad skillet. When oil is hot, add kalonji & cumin seeds. When seeds leave out a nice aroma, add the garlic & saute till the garlic turns golden.
- Throw in the shredded broccoli & mix.
- Add the salt, spice powder, red chilli powder & cook it on a medium heat for 3-5mins. Keep stirring in between.
- After the broccoli is cooked, increase the heat to high-medium & keep stirring continuously for 2-3mins. This step will ensure to remove all the moisture from the broccoli & make it crisp & crunchy.
- Turn off the heat. Add lemon juice & coriander leaves. Mix well & serve it as a side dish for rice.
Notes:
- Do not get tempted to sprinkle water, we need this dish crunchy!
- I have tried this dish with variety of spice powders including sambar powder. Some spice powders that could be tried are kitchen king masala, pulao masala, sambar powder, curry powder.
- You could even mix the spice powder, oil, garlic, broccoli & roast it in the oven! I will try it next time & update the result here.
Looks yum ...I just posted broccoli soup yday :) ...will try this next time and love the pics Sush ...
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ReplyDeleteI m a huge fan of broccoli,it surely is a treat for me dear..looks just yummy
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ReplyDeleteshd be a change for me who often only makes soup..will try tis..
ReplyDeleteI can eat broccoli in any form. This is a great recipe. Will try this sometime :)
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ReplyDeleteThats a very nice recipe with broccoli,have to try it out for my kid :)
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