Broccoli Stir Fry is a healthy and tasty side dish made by sautéing broccoli with onions, spices and herbs. Broccoli Stir Fry is relished as a side with rice or as a snack and could be made quickly. Follow the step by step pictures to make Broccoli Stir Fry.
The first time I tasted Broccoli was at Taj. My friend had ordered Nethili fry and what came as an accompaniment was broccoli stir fry. It first looked to me like no flavored stir fry(It was an Italian restaurant and to me everything looked uncooked, so didn’t want to taste at all, but then knowing the health benefits and my friends compulsion I wanted to give a try. And to my surprise, it tasted so good….the olive oil with the mild seasoning was yum.
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About Broccoli Stir Fry
Broccoli is a vegetable that is easily available these days and has a lot of health benefits so I make sure to buy them often. Though Broccoli was originated from Mediterranean region nowadays it has become more common in India too. This Broccoli stir is my go to recipe to pair it with roti or rice.
Apart from this stir fry I make broccoli soup, broccoli salt and pepper and paratha etc. My kids are fond of mild fries and this is perfect for them. Broccoli stir fry goes well with rice, sambar or rasam and can be paired up well with roti too.
You can cook many dishes with broccoli that you make with cauliflower. Mittu was introduced to this vegetable as green cauliflower when she was a kid. First while introducing new vegetables to kids try to make it in their favorite form, slowly once they love the vegetable they will be ready to eat anything made with it.
There is always a saying that any vegetable that is green has numerous health benefits and broccoli is no exception. Do include it in your regular meal and enjoy!
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Broccoli Stir Fry Ingredients
- Broccoli – Choose fresh broccoli that looks green and not pale. It should have firm stems and the color should be dark green.
- Onion – Onion adds flavor and crunch to this stir fry so do not miss it.
- Ginger garlic paste – Ginger garlic paste adds great flavor to this stir fry so don’t mix it.
- Spice powders – Turmeric powder, red chili powder, pepper powder and sambar powders are added for spice and flavor.
- Tempering – A simple tempering is made using oil, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
How to make Broccoli Stir Fry Step by Step
1.Cut broccoli into small bite size pieces, like we cut for cauliflower. Wash the florets well and put it in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain to keep aside. This is to clean as well as avoid worms if any. Then cook(parboil) broccoli with water, turmeric powder and salt. Drain water and set aside. Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds and jeera, allow it to crackle. Then add ginger garlic paste sauté for a min, then add onions and fry till it turns transparent.
2. Add the pepper powder, sambar powder and required salt. Now stir well and add the broccoli florets and mix well again. Keep in low flame and allow it to coo for 3 minutes till the spice powders are blended. Switch off and serve hot.
Expert Tips
- Don’t overcook, as broccoli tends to lose its beneficiary values. Also take care not to change the color and crunchiness.
- Broccoli with olive oil combination works best, try it and see.
- Select the broccoli which is nice green in color with no black spots.
- You can even add chopped garlic instead of ginger garlic paste.
Serving & Storage
Serve broccoli stir fry with rice and sambar the best combo. It serves great with rasam and curd rice also. It keeps well in fridge for 1 day.
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Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small floret broccoli
- 1 medium sized big onion (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sambar powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
Instructions
- Cut broccoli into small bite size pieces, like we cut for cauliflower. Wash the florets well and put it in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain to keep aside. This is to clean as well as avoid worms if any. Then cook(parboil) broccoli with water, turmeric powder and salt. Drain water and set aside. Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds and jeera, allow it to crackle. Then add ginger garlic paste sauté for a min, then add onions and fry till it turns transparent.
- Add the pepper powder, sambar powder and required salt. Now stir well and add the broccoli florets and mix well again. Keep in low flame and allow it to coo for 3 minutes till the spice powders are blended. Switch off and serve hot.
Notes
- Don’t overcook, as broccoli tends to lose its beneficiary values. Also take care not to change the color and crunchiness.
- Broccoli with olive oil combination works best, try it and see.
- Select the broccoli which is nice green in color with no black spots.
- You can even add chopped garlic instead of ginger garlic paste.
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Krishnaveni
wow, my fav veggie, looks beautiful
GEETHA ACHAL
Me too used to cook the same way…So simple and healthy veggie…
Mrs K
Wonderful stir fry 🙂 with so many health benifits too,what more can one ask for…
Prathibha
I love broccoli in any form…..simple n colorful stir fry
Kurinji
easy n healthy stir fry!
Paaka Shaale
Perfectly cooked and mildly flavoured curry. And as usual, lovely clicks 🙂
Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron
I like broccolies! this is easy and sounds really good!
Priya
I can have broccoli as anything, simply fabulous stir fry..
jeyashrisuresh
I always add them in biryani and make soup.This stir fry is quite healthy and i will try this for sure.
Sumi
I love stir fried broccoli, crispy and crunchy. My kid also loves it when its just sauted in butter with little salt and pepper.
Cant wait to try this version soon.
RAKS KITCHEN
I too do almost same way except I add ginger,to avoid the green smell of broccoli,I cant even taste this while I make it for Ajay inspite of its good qualities,i hate it 🙁
indianspicemagic
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Sreelekha Sumesh
One of my fav stir fry.The pics are too good.
vanishri bhat
Lovely pictures and a tasty recipe. thanks for sharing this one.
Suja Sugathan
Simple and delicious stir fry..beautiful clicks.
Ananda Rajashekar
Broccoli is all time fav..i can eat them just boiled also…like ur version of stir fry!
Sarah Naveen
nice click…love this healthy and yummy!!
Kairali sisters
Beautiful clicks and a yummy stir fry, Broccoli is a fav of mine too…
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
wow, it looks so tempting.
Mahimaa's kitchen
broccoli is healthier than cauliflower. you can also make kootu with it.
nice pics as usual.
Mahimaa's kitchen
broccoli is healthier than cauliflower. you can also make kootu with it.
nice pics as usual.
Torviewtoronto
delicious easy way to eat broccoli I make a little different
indianspicemagic
I love to have broccoli as it is good for heart.Love this recipe which is easy to prepare.
Sayantani
we dont cook broccoli much but you tempted me…love the bright green colour.
An Open Book
i absolutely dread broc..but tht pic looks ravishing..
prego brings back fond memories..i had my first date there with my husband
Rachana
A delicious and healthy stir-fry. Beautiful clicks!
Bharathy
Man! I would love to have this with just plain hot rice!..if only broccoli was available here 🙁
Healthy side dish!I love broccoli out of all the green veggies!
same pinch for the latest stir-fried posts 😉 and thatnks for the prompt comment even before editing 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@Bharathy : He he I was just refreshing and ur post popped up 🙂 I too wish I get broccoli often
Malar Gandhi
superb presentation.
Lena Rashmin Raj
Sharmilee.. i love this stir fry.. but we rarely get fresh broccoli in banglore.. loved the snap.. i was going through your previous posts… carrot juice's snap is awesome.. and the way you took snap od poondu kuzhambu by placing d dal near by the kadai is awesome.. 🙂
nimi
Very good pics and info abt broccoli, we both love this veggy.
My simple stir fry is with crushed pepper, salt and some jeera in olive oil. super.
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wow. this is t first time i hit ur blog. Very nice pics and recipes. Would follow you for every post now 🙂
Nitha
thats an interesting one..
Valerie
Broccoli is one of the most nutritious vegetables, and the less it is cooked, the fewer nutrients are lost. One of my favourite Italian broccoli recipes is Aglio e Oglio, which simply means broccoli cooked with olive oil and garlic. I was wondering how your garlic pickle would perk up broccoli and tossed with pasta, or served over rice. Thanks for the recipe.
MyFudo™
I love the step by step approach. Looks light and delish. Thanks for sharing.