Broccoli & Carrot Poriyal | Thoran | Stir Fry

From last one year plus broccoli has been so regular at home thanks to vegetable shopping at done  mostly in supermarkets! Most of the time I make Broccoli Soup or Stir Fry or some time I venture into another recipes provided I have the mood.  This is a very simple, quick and delicious recipe which can be done in just 10 minutes including chopping if you are using a chopper.  I didn’t add coconut as I was short of it but it tasted delicious, am sure coconut will add wonderful flavour to the dish.   Try this combination to make your broccoli stir fry more interesting. 

 

Ingredients:

Broccoli - 1 head

Carrot - 2

Green Chillies - 2

Oil - 2 tsp

Asafoetida/Hing - a pinch

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 1

Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Grated Coconut – 3 tbsp [ I didn’t use]

Salt - to Taste

Method:

1. Wash and finely chop broccoli or you can grate it too, I used my chopper which does  very fine chopping.  Wash, peel and finely chop carrot, green chillies.

2. In a pan or wok heat oil, add asafoetida, cumin and mustard seeds and allow to splutter.  Add curry leaves and dry red chilli and sauté for 30 seconds, add carrot and fry for a minute.

3. Add broccoli and give a good stir let it sauté for a minute too.  Now add turmeric, chilli powder, salt mix well,  cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.

5. Add grated coconut (if using) and mix well cook for a minute or until everything is cooked but still crunchy.

It hardly takes 5 minutes to cook as broccoli and carrot are finely chopped.  Goes well with plain rice or with dal/sambar, rasam rice.

I had it with rice and mochakottai kulambu, a yummy meal.

Have a nice day ~~