Saturday, January 16, 2010

Brussel sprouts kurma

I made this when my cousins came over to visit, this is mom's recipe with my teeny tiny modification.

Ingredients
  • Brussels sprouts - 10 to 12 pieces cut into halves (one bag serves 4)
  • Grated coconut (frozen works)
  • Cashewnuts - 5/6 pieces
  • Green chillies 2 pieces - I actually used Jalapeno instead of green chillies.
  • Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Ajwain seeds - Original recipe calls for poppy seeds or khus khus, but this adds an interesting taste too.
  • Coriander leaves

Method

  • Boil the brussel sprouts in water with a pinch of salt and turmeric added.
  • While they are cooking, take all the other ingredients and grind into a paste adding a bit of water.
  • Those with a bit of extra time can dry roast the ajwain seeds before grinding.
  • In a pan, heat a few table spoons of oil, add mustard seeds and then cook the paste till it loses the raw coconut smell.
  • Add the cooked brussel sprouts to this and simmer for 1/2 minutes.
  • Tastes great with rice, roti and even bread.

6 comments:

Amrutha Ragavan said...

I can vouch for this recipe! Yummilicious!

Harini Sridharan said...

wow! innovative! I looooveee brussel sprouts, but never thought they could be made the desi way. Have always had it just roasted.

Harini Sridharan said...

They have a very slight bitterness when I have them roasted. Does that go away on this type of cooking?

Preetha Appan said...

Harini, I added a pinch of turmeric when boiling them and that made the bitter taste go away. Also important to cut them in half, otherwise you get a strange raw taste.

Harini Sridharan said...

Tried it yest Pree. And I must say - AWESOME recipe! - very simple and healthy, but at the same time, really tasty. First ever time brussel sprouts was not one bit bitter.

Pls post more of your recipes :)

Btw, because this recipe demanded it, I bought a packet of fennel and ajwain and now I dont know how else to use it :D

Padma said...

Hey preetha!
I tried this dish yesterday, and it was a super hit!

The best part about this dish was its simplicity, and thats what made it refreshing!

I never imagined that I could cook such a deliciious dish without adding any masalas to it!

this was so yummy!!!

I usually run out of new ideas to cook, so I am going to pick new dishes from your blog and keep trying them.