This is the only recipe I have tried whose only main ingredient is Asparagus and I love it. I am not sure what I would pair it with since I always finish it by munching away.
This is based off of a Tarla Dalal recipe
Asparagus -1 bunch
sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
corn flour - 2 tsp
water - 1/2 cup
grated ginger - 2 tsp
minced garlic/ garlic powder - 1 -2 tsp
soy sauce - 1 tsp
sesame oil - 1 tbsp
salt - to taste
Cut the asparagus into 2 inch long pieces. If chopping is hard (meaning there is resistance) discard those pieces. It usually happens with the end-pieces which are too fibrous to chew on.
Toast the sesame seeds in a pan. Add the sesame oil and ginger and garlic followed by the cut asparagus. Saute for a few minutes before adding the corn flour dissolved in half a cup of water. Stir vigorously as the corn flour-water mixture boils so that it coats all the asparagus pieces. This helps the sesame seeds to also be coated on the asparagus. Soon the water evaporates and it is now time to add soy sauce and salt. Adjust salt according to the saltiness of soy sauce. The dish is ready to be served.
A word on Soy Sauce:
Soy sauce is an item worth buying from a health food store after a careful look at the ingredients. The most common ones have more corn syrup and other yuck than there is soybeans in it posing health risks. The one I have has only 4 or 5 ingredients - water soya bean, wheat etc and is pretty good.
Ohhh, I have had this when you made it at my place. Is yummmmmmmy.
ReplyDeleteQuestion, should the ginger and garlis be added to the pan with sesame seeds? Or should the sesame seeds be roasted , kept separately and then added after adding the corn flour mix?
ReplyDeleteRoast sesame seeds, then add oil to the same pan followed by ginger-garlic and asparagus. This way when the corn flour is boiling and coating, the sesame seeds are there to get coated as well.
ReplyDeleteYou should try it with quinoa.
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