Comments on: From India’s Vegetarian Cooking:Broccoli With Five Spices http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:53:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on From India’s Vegetarian Cooking:Broccoli With Five Spices by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18707 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:31 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18707 No Ben, it is cooked in the hot pan with the oil. This browns part of the broccoli which gives it a great smoky flavor that goes well with the panch phoran. The addition of the lemon juice at the end usually makes enough steam to finish cooking it off. Just cut into small enough florets so that they will cook quite quickly. No Ben, it is cooked in the hot pan with the oil. This browns part of the broccoli which gives it a great smoky flavor that goes well with the panch phoran. The addition of the lemon juice at the end usually makes enough steam to finish cooking it off.

Just cut into small enough florets so that they will cook quite quickly.

]]> Comment on From India’s Vegetarian Cooking:Broccoli With Five Spices by: ben http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18703 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:31:05 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18703 is the broccoli lightly steamed or boiled first? is the broccoli lightly steamed or boiled first?

]]> Comment on From India’s Vegetarian Cooking:Broccoli With Five Spices by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18555 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:22:49 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18555 Kalonji has a great, subtle onion flavor, Lisa, with lots of crunch. I really like it. It is the seed of the very pretty nigella flower, which I used to grow in our cottage garden when we lived in Pataskala. It self-sows, so the second year, we had lacy green foliage and fluffy sky blue flowers everywhere! Beautiful! Diane--that makes sense. Now that I am into the crunchy texture of the toasted spices and how well they complement veggies, I am going to have to make up a batch of panch poran myself. It was just too great for words. I loved it. (And even Zak, who doesn't much like broccoli, liked it!) Kalonji has a great, subtle onion flavor, Lisa, with lots of crunch. I really like it.

It is the seed of the very pretty nigella flower, which I used to grow in our cottage garden when we lived in Pataskala. It self-sows, so the second year, we had lacy green foliage and fluffy sky blue flowers everywhere! Beautiful!

Diane–that makes sense. Now that I am into the crunchy texture of the toasted spices and how well they complement veggies, I am going to have to make up a batch of panch poran myself. It was just too great for words. I loved it. (And even Zak, who doesn’t much like broccoli, liked it!)

]]> Comment on From India’s Vegetarian Cooking:Broccoli With Five Spices by: Diane http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18547 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:46:03 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18547 I make up a large quantity of panch poran (the five spice mix) and have it around to use in my bengali cooking. It's great to throw into all kinds of basic veg deishes - steamed and quickly fried winter squash, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. Plus I have a few dal recipes that use it. I just took 1 T. each spice and the them into a jar together. When I want some I just shake up the jar, and measure out what I need. It's a great time saver. I make up a large quantity of panch poran (the five spice mix) and have it around to use in my bengali cooking. It’s great to throw into all kinds of basic veg deishes - steamed and quickly fried winter squash, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. Plus I have a few dal recipes that use it.

I just took 1 T. each spice and the them into a jar together. When I want some I just shake up the jar, and measure out what I need. It’s a great time saver.

]]> Comment on From India’s Vegetarian Cooking:Broccoli With Five Spices by: Lisa (Homesick Texan) http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18545 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:56:42 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/03/21/from-indias-vegetarian-cookingbroccoli-with-five-spices/#comment-18545 I've never heard of kalonji, but I'm intrigued! I'll have to head over to Kalustyan's and buy some! I’ve never heard of kalonji, but I’m intrigued! I’ll have to head over to Kalustyan’s and buy some!

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