Asparagus Stir Fry

 

Prep Time:10 m     Cook Time:20 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Asparagus         - 200 g

Channa Dal       - 1/4 cup(soaked for 20 m)

Onion(shallots) - 10

Green Chilli      - 2

Curry Leaves     - few

Coconut             - 2 tbl sp

Mustard Seeds   - to splutter

Salt                    - as required

Oil                     - 2 tsp

Method

• Wash the asparagus and break the stalk at the end by bending and discard the ends.
     
• Bring a wide pan of salted water to boil and place the asparagus in this.After five minutes remove the asparagus and chop them into small pieces leaving the spears intact.
                       
     
• Meanwhile cook channa dal  in another vessel of salted boiling water.When the channa dal is soft strain the excess water.
                         
     
• Heat oil in a pan,splutter mustard seeds,add curry leaves and green chilli followed by shallots.Saute for a minute or two till onions become soft.Now add the asparagus followed by required salt and boiled channa dal.Now add the spears.Sprinkle grated coconut,give it a toss and transfer to serving bowl.Serve with rice.
                    
                          
     

Little Words

• Nice combo for curd rice,rasam rice,sambhar rice..
• Add little salt because salt is added in every step.
• The more thick the stalk is the more fleshy and juicy the vegetable.