Indian recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has broccoli, vegetable oil, asafoetida, cumin seed, sesame seed, green chilli, mustard seed, curry leaf, onion, paneer, ginger, garlic clove, lemon juice and mace.
Paneer with broccoli & sesame
Course: Indian
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Onion: 1 medium onion, sliced
- Lemon Juice: 1 tsp lemon juice
- Broccoli: 200g sprouting broccoli
- Ginger: 1 tbsp grated ginger
- Cumin Seed: 1 tsp cumin seed
- Paneer: 140g paneer cheese, cut into strips
- Asafoetida: pinch asafoetida
- Mustard Seed: 1/2 tsp brown mustard seeds
- Curry Leaf: 6 curry leaves
- Sesame Seed: 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- Mace: 1/2 tsp ground mace
- Green Chilli: 1 large green chilli, finely chopped
Directions
- Trim the broccoli and boil or steam for 5-6 mins until tender but firm to the bite. Drain and cool under cold running water. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then add the asafoetida, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, chilli, mustard seeds and the curry leaves. Cook for 1 min until fragrant, then add the onion and cook another 2 mins.
- Throw in the paneer, ginger and garlic, and season. Cook on a medium heat for 4-5 mins until the paneer turns golden. Add the broccoli and mix through the paneer and spices, then add lemon juice, mace and twist of pepper.
