Time required : 15 minutes
Serves : 4
Ingredients
500 g broccoli, cut into florets
30 g ginger - garlic paste
15 g chilli powder
5 g saunf ( fennel seeds )
Salt to taste
45 ml oil for frying
For the batter:
250 g besan ( gram flour )
10 g chilli powder
3 g turmeric powder
25 g mango pickle , finely chopped
Salt to taste
Method
1, In a pot , bring some lightly salted water to a boil. Add broccoli florets and cook on a high flame till the broccoli gets tender.
2, Drain off the excess water , and blanch the broccoli in ice cold water for a few seconds.
3, In a separate bowl , combine ginger- garlic paste, chilli powder , saunf powder , and salt , and marinate the broccoli for 10 minutes.
4, In another bowl, make a batter of pouring consistency by combining all the ingredients with a little water. Mix well and pass it through a sieve to remove lumps.
5, Heat oil a pan . Dip the marinated broccoli in the batter so that it gets evenly coated , remove and fry in hot oil till it turns golden brown.
6, Serve hot, a tea – time snack or as an accompaniment with lunch and dinner .
Tip :
You can follow the same recipe for Achari Cauliflower
Serves : 4
Ingredients
500 g broccoli, cut into florets
30 g ginger - garlic paste
15 g chilli powder
5 g saunf ( fennel seeds )
Salt to taste
45 ml oil for frying
For the batter:
250 g besan ( gram flour )
10 g chilli powder
3 g turmeric powder
25 g mango pickle , finely chopped
Salt to taste
1, In a pot , bring some lightly salted water to a boil. Add broccoli florets and cook on a high flame till the broccoli gets tender.
2, Drain off the excess water , and blanch the broccoli in ice cold water for a few seconds.
3, In a separate bowl , combine ginger- garlic paste, chilli powder , saunf powder , and salt , and marinate the broccoli for 10 minutes.
4, In another bowl, make a batter of pouring consistency by combining all the ingredients with a little water. Mix well and pass it through a sieve to remove lumps.
5, Heat oil a pan . Dip the marinated broccoli in the batter so that it gets evenly coated , remove and fry in hot oil till it turns golden brown.
6, Serve hot, a tea – time snack or as an accompaniment with lunch and dinner .
Tip :
You can follow the same recipe for Achari Cauliflower