Fortunate for me, all my kids became vegetable lovers at an early age. Even the broccoli reportedly dreaded by many children today, was eaten up with no fuss.
Here's one way to prepare it using the "char char" method, which means high heat until the vegetable just begins to brown in the frying pan. The browning in ghee is what gives the broccoli an especially nice flavor.
INGREDIENTS:
2 heads of broccoli, peeled and chopped, including the stems
3-4 T ghee
1 T fresh ginger, grated
1/8 t hing (asafoetida)
1 t coriander powder
1/4 t ground black pepper
1 t turmeric
water
salt
PREPARATION:
- Preferably using a heavy bottomed frying pan, heat the ghee on high and when hot, chaunce in the ghee the ginger until brown and crispy. Then add hing, coriander, pepper and turmeric.
- Immediately add the chopped broccoli. Stir around in the spices a couple minutes..
- Add water to almost cover the broccoli. Put a lid on and keep cooking on high heat. Cook until all the water is evaporated and the broccoli begins to brown at the bottom of the pan. Broccoli should be cooked but not mushy..
- Add salt, as desired.