Broccoli Potato Fry / Potato Stir Fry With Broccoli / Potato Varuval With Broccoli

Potato and broccoli are my family's most favorite vegetable and we love it any form. I often make dishes with these two veggies atleast a simple stir fry or a oven roasted Broccoli. Today's recipe is also one such simple and easy to make stir fry that i made for lunch on a lazy day. Some days i make an elaborate south indian lunch with sambar, rasam, poriyal, varuval, papad or chapathi, any veg curry, raita for lunch. But some days either simple rasam or curd rice with this potato stir fry.
This time have few florets left in the fridge, so thought of adding it to the potato fry and sure its an awesome and flavorful combo. The fry tasted yumm with rasam and rice. We just loved it..This Broccoli Potato Fry does not involve much spices and mildly flavored with garlic. Very simple and easy to make side dish that pairs well with any Indian Meal.

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 15-20 minutes

Serves  3 

Ingredients

1. Potato    3 medium (sliced, length wise)
2. Broccoli   1 medium Crowm(cut into small florets)
3. Onion  1 no. (thinly sliced)
4. Garlic   2 cloves(crushed)
5. Curry leaves     few
6. Red Chilli Powder    1 tsp
7. Turmeric Powder    1/4 tsp
8. Cumin Powder    1/4 tsp(optional)
9. Salt    to taste

To Temper

1. Oil    1 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds   1/4 tsp
3. Channa Dal   2 tsp
4. Fennel seeds    1/4 tsp

Method

• Wash Potato and broccoli florets well in water 2-3 times.
• Drain well and chop and keep ready.
• Heat oil in a pan, when its heated add mustard seeds allow to pop.

• Then add fennel seeds fry well and add channa dal and crushed garlic and fry until dal turns golden brown.
• After that add onions and curry leaves and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• And then add potato, turmeric powder, little salt and stir fry for 1-2 minutes and close the pan with lid and cook it covered for 3-4 minutes.

• Do not add water just cover and cook in medium heat.
• Once the potato cooked 3/4th add broccoli florets and stir fry for a minute.
• Then add chilli powder, cumin powder and enough salt and saute until broccoli gets tender and potato turns crisp and golden brown.
• That's it...Tasty Broccoli Potato Fry ready. If desired, garnish with cilantro.

Notes:
Make sure you chop the potato into thin slices..so that it cooks fast, crisp and tasty without adding water.
You can make it as a plain broccoli stir fry or Potato Fry.
If you like, you can also add 1/2 tsp sambar powder to the fry.