Broccoli curry

When I moved to a different country I was not getting many vegetables that were available in India. So I tried broccoli which is considered to be a nutritious vegetable. Broccoli curry is one of the dishes I tried and the outcome was really tasty. The procedure is very simple, toss the broccoli in onion and tomato mixture with regular spices. This curry serves best as sides for poori/roti/chapathi.

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Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 2
Category: side dish
Cuisine: Indian
Recipe by Vidhya

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Ingredients

Broccoli - 250 grams

Tomato - 1 Medium sized, finely chopped

Onion - 1 Medium sized, finely chopped
Garlic - 2 pods finely chopped

Kadugu or Mustard seeds - 1 spoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon

Chilli Powder - 1/2 spoon or as per your taste

Garam masala powder - 1/2 spoon

Salt - as per your taste
oil - 1 spoon

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Method

• Remove the florets, wash and keep it aside.
  
• Chop onion, garlic and tomato.
  
•  In a kadai, add a table spoon of oil, when it is hot add mustard seeds.
  
• Once the mustard seeds splutters, add onion and garlic and fry till onion turns transparent/golden brown.
  
• Now add chopped tomatoes add a pinch of turmeric powder. Mix it well and cook until tomatoes become mushy.
  
• Add chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt.
  
• Give a stir and add broccoli. Mix it well with cooked curry.
  
• Close it with lid and cook for 15 - 20 min in medium heat. Stir occasionally. Sprinkle little water in between/when curry looks dry.
  
• When it is all blended Broccoli curry is ready to serve.
  

Spinach/Palak roti

Spinach rotis are very similar to our ordinary rotis. Simple to prepare, health and as well as tasty. The roti that I am talking about is not paratha and no need to use any spices in

your roti dough. Spinach rotis goes well with any curry, dal recipes. Look out for step by step procedure with photos for making spinach rotis.

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Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 2-4 min each roti
Serves: 10 medium sized rotis
Category: roti
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Vidhya

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Ingredients

Wheat flour - 2 cups

Spinach - 1 - 1 1/2 cups, tightly packed

Water - 1 glass

salt - 1/2 table spoon

Ghee - 1 table spoon (optional)

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Method

• Wash the spinach well and grind it in a blender. Add water to blend it. Don't worry about amount of water - if you add more water while grinding spinach, you can reduce water while preparing the dough.
  
• In a bowl take wheat flour, salt and add the ground spinach.
  
• Make it as thick dough or as per how you make dough for roti/chapathi.
• Add a table spoon of ghee (optional).
  
• knead it nicely for at least 5 - 7 min to get soft chapathi.
  
• Make chapathi using regular procedure.
• Me and my family found it very much yum with Potato and cauliflower fry.
  

Cauliflower and Potato Fry

Cauliflower and Potato Fry is a dry side dish goes well with roti/chapathi. Simple to prepare with very minimal ingredients tossed in these vegetables. When you are tired of using onions, tomatoes, garlic etc., this curry is the best choice. I usually prepare this for rotis, but this curry tasted best with spinach roti. Look out for step to step procedure with photos -Cauliflower and Potato Fry.

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Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 25 min
Serves: 2
Category: Side-dish
Cuisine: Indian
Recipe by: Vidhya

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Ingredients

Potatoes - 5 small or 2 large potatoes chopped lengthwise

Cauliflower - 200 grams

Jeera or cumin seeds - 1 1/2 to 2 table spoon

Turmeric powder - 1/2 table spoon

Chilli powder - 1 table spoon or as per your taste

Garam masala - 1/2 table spoon

Salt - as per your taste
oil - 2 table spoon

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Method

• Chop the potatoes lengthwise as shown in the picture below. Soak them in water until we use it for cooking.
  
• Cut cauliflower into florets. Take a cooking vessel, fill it with enough water to submerge cauliflower. Add a table spoon of salt and a generous pinch of turmeric powder, allow it to boil. Now Add the florets and cook for 10 min. strain the water and keep the florets aside.
  
• In a kadai/pan, pour 2 table spoon of oil, when it becomes hot add jeera. You can reduce the heat to low now as jeera might get over fried.
  
• Add the chopped potatoes and give a stir.
• Add turmeric powder.
  
• Stir occasionally and cook potatoes for 15 min or until it is cooked. 
• Now add cauliflower and give a stir.
  
• Add chilli powder and salt.
  
• Stir it and allow it to cook for another 5 - 7 min.
  
• Add garam masala and cook for another 10 min in low heat.
  
• When it is all blended the curry is ready and serve Cauliflower and Potato Fry with roti/chappati.