Cauliflower and broccoli stir-fry recipe
- 1 cup oil for deep-frying
- 1 head of broccoli, broken into florets
- 1 head of cauliflower, broken into florets
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10 fresh curry leaves
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 green chillies, slit lengthways
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into 1cm dice
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into small dice
- 2.5 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 0.5 lemon, juice only
- 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
- 300 g (10.6oz) cornflour
- 150 ml (5.3fl oz) white vinegar
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp cumin seeds, roasted and ground
- 1 tsp salt
- Firstly, put the cornflour in a bowl, then stir in the remaining ingredients to make a thick batter.
- Set aside.
- Heat the oil for deep-frying in a deep-fat fryer or a deep, heavy based saucepan.
- Dip the broccoli and cauliflower florets in the batter, letting the excess drip off, and deep-fry for about 3 minutes, until crisp and golden brown.
- Transfer to kitchen paper to drain and keep hot.
- Heat the oil in a large kadhai, wok or heavy-based frying pan until smoking point.
- Add the curry leaves and garlic, onion, chillies and peppers and stir-fry on a high heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the fried broccoli and cauliflower, ginger, salt and sugar and continue stir-frying for 2 minutes.
- Squeeze in the lemon juice and sprinkle with the fresh coriander.
- Serve with steamed rice.
oil, broccoli, cauliflower, vegetable oil, curry, garlic, red onion, green chillies, red pepper, yellow pepper, ginger, salt, sugar, fresh coriander leaves, cornflour, red chilli, sugar, cumin seeds, salt
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/18583/cauliflower-and-broccoli-stirfry-recipe (may not work)