Simple and healthy Broccoli Stir-fry

 Ingredients: 

1 large bunch broccoli (about1 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 
1 scallion, chopped 
2 to 3 cloves garlic, chopped 
Pinch to 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 
Salt to taste

Directions:
 

1. Trim the florets off the broccoli, and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces.
2. Heat a large wok over high heat.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil, and swirl to coat the wok.
4. Once the oil begins to smoke, add the broccoli florets and stems.
5. Sprinkle salt, chopped garlic, red pepper flakes and scallion.
6. Stir until aromatic or for 2 minutes until broccoli is cooked.

Simple and Easy Egg-Fried Tofu

 

Ingredients: 

1 package firm / extra firm tofu

1 pinch sea salt to taste

1 egg, lightly beaten 

1 tsp black pepper powder

1 tbsp vegetable oil for frying

 

Directions:

Slice tofu into rectangular pieces. Sprinkle salt on both sides of tofu slices.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.

Dip tofu slices into bowl of beaten egg and shallow fry in hot oil until lightly browned, about 1 minutes per side.

Paasi Paruppu Urundai /Payatham Urundai / Moong dhal balls/ பாசி பருப்பு உருண்டை

Ingredients:

1 cup	Moong dhal/ Paasi Paruppu
1 cup	Powdered sugar / Jaggery
¼ cup	Ghee
¼ tsp	Cardomom powder (optional)
Few	cashews (Optional)

 

Method: 

1. Roast moong dhal in a pan till light brown and let it cool.
2. Grind moong dhal into fine powder and sieve it.
3. Mix the powdered sugar, moong dhal powder and Cardomom powder.
4. Fry the cashews with a tsp of ghee.
5. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee and add little by little to the mixed powder and make them as balls immediately. 
6. Add one piece of cashew to each ball.
7. Store it in a air tight container.