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.

கீரை வகைகள் / Keerai Varieties

அகத்தி கீரை  Hummingbird Tree Leaves

மனத்தக்காளி கீரை Black nightshade leaves

பொன்னாங்கன்னி கீரை  Dwarf copper leaves

முருங்கை கீரை 

தண்டு கீரை 

புளிச்ச கீரை Sorrel Leaves

Pudhina Sadham/ Mint Rice / புதினா சாதம்

Ingredients:

Table -1:
1 cup	Pudina leaves
1 cup	Corainder leaves
2 pods	Garlic
1 inch	Ginger
2	Green Chillies
Table -2:
2 cup	Rice
1 tbsp	Oil
1 tsp	Ghee
2 each	Bay leaves, cardamom, cloves
1 each	star anise, marathi mokku
1 cup	Sliced Onion
1 cup	coconut milk
as needed	Salt

Method:


1. Grind the ingredients in Table-1.
2. Heat the oil and ghee in a pressure cooker.
3. Add the Bay leaves, cardamom, cloves,star anise, marathi mokku  and fry without burning them.
4. Add the sliced onions and fry till golden brown.
5. Add the ground paste and salt and fry for few minutes.
6. Add the coconut milk and the water needed for the rice.
7. Add the rice once the water starts boiling.
8. Pressure cook them for 1 or 2 whistles.
9. Pudina Rice is ready to serve.

Note:

It can be served with the raita of your choice.
You can add peas to the rice if it looks plain.

Kambu thayir sadham/ கம்பு தயிர் சாதம்

Ingredients:

1.5 cup	kambu Sadham
2 tbsp	yogurt
as needed	Salt

Method:


1. Cook Kambu as mentioned here .
2. Mix Kambu Sadham, Yogurt and Salt in a bowl.
3. Add Water if you want liquid consistency.
4. Kambu Thayir Sadham is ready to serve with pickle or onion.

Sprouted Green gram Poriyal / முளை கட்டிய பாசிப் பயிறு பொரியல்

Ingredients:

2 cups	Sprouted Green gram
1/2 cup	Chopped Onions
2	Red Chillies
few	Curry leaves
few	mustard seeds
1/2 tsp	Split Urad Dal
1 tablespoon	Oil
2 tablespoon	Grated Coconut(Optional)
as needed	Salt

Method:


1. Cook the sprouted gram in a pan with 1 cup of water and salt in a pan for 8-10 mins.
2.   Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds to splitter in it.
3. Add curry leaves, onions, red chillies,  and fry for few minutes until  onions turn golden brown.
4. Then, add the cooked sprouts.
5.Cook it for 3-4 minutes in the medium heat.
6. Add the grated coconut to the cooked sprouts and then fry for two minutes.
7. Sprouted Green gram Poriyal is ready to eat.

Note:
In the same way, you can prepare sprouted red chori beans Poriyal.

How to Sprout Green gram/ Red Chori Beans?/ பாசிப் பயிறு / தட்டைப் பயிறு முளை கட்டுவது எப்படி?

Ingredients:

1.5 cup

Green gram/ Red Chori Beans

Method:


1. Soak the Green gram/ Red Chori Beans in the water for 8-10 hrs.
2. Tie them in a muslin or cotton cloth and leave them for 14 to 16 hrs.
3. Now the sprouts are ready to eat or cook.