Brussels Sprout Stir Fry-Indian Style

Brussels Sprout Stir fry, a delicious and quick to make side dish for your meal. I have started including Brussels sprouts in our diet about a year ago, before that i had no idea on how it tastes! 

So as usual , initially I was skeptical to try but once I started cooking at home, we both liked it and this stir fry is one of our favorites. 

Brussels Sprout is a leafy vegetable and kind of looks like mini cabbage. Brussels Sprout is very popular in Brussels, Belgium for a very long time and hence it got its name(source:wiki)

Brussels Sprout tastes amazing when you make it as a simple stir fry. Here I have used some Indian spices like cumin & ginger garlic paste to flavor it. But you can play with your favorite spices and make it as per your preference.

Now, let's check out on how to make these Brussels Sprout stir fry!  

Brussels Sprouts Stir Fry-Indian Style

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Stir fry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Indian Style Brussels Sprout stir fir Brussels Sprout Stir fry, a delicious and quick to make side dish for your meal.

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Ingredients
Brussels sprouts - 10
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Olive Oil - 1 tsp

Procedure

Wash and cut the brussels sprouts into half vertically, heat the pan with oil, add the cumin ,let it splutter then add the ginger garlic paste, stir it in the oil for 30 secs, then add the brussels sprouts.

Saute it in the oil for 2 mins and then add 1/2 cup of water and cover cook the brussels sprouts until it's tender.

Once all the water is almost absorbed, add the spices(turmeric &red chili powder) and salt.
Give a good mix and roast till it's brown on some spots.

Tasty Indian Style Brussels Sprouts stir fry is ready to serve.

Related:How to make Broccoli Stir Fry 

Notes:

• Cooking time varies depends on the size of the Brussels sprout, so cook till it's tender.
• Adjust the spices as per your liking.
  
  

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Home made Croutons from Baguette | How to make Croutons

Croutons, a small pieces of crunchy baked bread served along with soups.Whenever i had plan for making soup at home, i just grab a bag of croutons from the grocery shop, it adds nice texture to the soup. But the recently bought ones are not so good and found it super salty which i don't like it at all and haven't had a single piece of croutons. That's when i started searching for the recipe online and amazed how easily it can be made and customized at home. In today's recipe, i haven't used much spices or herbs in the croutons,just gone with simple garlic flavor. But you can add any dried herbs as per your liking.Now let's check out the recipe.

Home made Croutons from Baguette

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Makes : 2 Cups 
Recipe Category: Sides | Recipe Cuisine: General

Ingredients
Baguette bread - 1/2 loaf
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 1 pod
Salt & pepper - needed

Procedure

Preheat the oven at 350F.
In a bowl, add the oil and butter mix it well, then add the finely minced garlic, salt and pepper.Mix it all well together and keep it aside until use. Take 1/2 loaf of baguette bread , cut into thin slices first.Then cut them into bit size pieces, put them in the baking tray and pour the butter & oil mixture on top of it.Toss them well until all the pieces coated well with oil and butter mixture. Place it in the oven and bake it for 10 mins, in between take the tray out once and flip all the bread pieces and put it back in the oven. Tada, Home made Croutons are ready.

Notes:

• If you like little more brown on top of the croutons, keep it in the oven for few more mins.
• Make sure to flip the bread pieces once in between while baking.
• Here i have used a pinch of salt only, since i found that the salt in the bread is enough, but feel free to add more as per your liking.
• Stale bread works better for making croutons.
• Instead of whole garlic, garlic powder can also be used.
  

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Broccoli Stir Fry | Sides For Pasta | Broccoli Fry

Broccoli stir fry, an quick to make side for your pasta. It's my absolute favorite stir fry to have with it pasta or sometime i would like to have them with fried rice also, trust me, the combination are so good and wanting to eat more & more. There is nothing fancy in this stir, the basic seasoning does wonder here and the olive oil gives great flavor to this stir fry, since that's the only flavoring agent in this recipe, i highly recommend to use it. Without much delay, let's check out the recipe, but if would like to know what i have prepared for the past two days with broccoli, here they are
Broccoli Soup
Broccoli Paratha

Broccoli Stir Fry

Preparation Time : 2 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Sides | Recipe Cuisine: General

Ingredients
Broccoli - 1 floret(small)
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - to taste
Salt - to taste 

Procedure

Cut the broccoli into the small florets, wash it in running water and drain it completely.Heat the pan with olive oil, add the broccoli florets and saute it in the oil for 4-5 mins in the medium flame.Once the florets becomes tender, add the salt and pepper powder. Give a good mix & switch off the flame.Simplet yet delicious broccoli stir fry is ready . Serve as sides for your pasta. We had it with Avocado Pasta and the combination are so good.

Notes:

• Olive oil gives great taste to this stir fry, highly recommend to use.
• Cook the broccoli till it's fork tender. Mushy broccoli doesn't taste so good for this stir fry.
• Adjust the pepper as your liking.
  

 

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