Stir-fried Broccoli with Soy Nuggets

Try making this simple meatless recipe of Broccoli with Soy Nuggets. I bet this has a subtle yet addictive sauce which makes you prepare this often. So…Get..Set..Go!!!

Ingredients:

Brown rice – 1 cup

Broccoli – 1 medium

Soy sauce – 2 Tbsp

Sesame oil – 2 Tbsp

Chili sauce – 2 Tbsp

Rice vinegar – 2 Tbsp

Cornstarch – 2 Tbsp

Vegetable oil – 2 Tbsp

Soy Nuggets – 1 cup

Garlic cloves – 3 - 4

Vegetable stock - 1 cup

Preparation

·        Cook the rice according to the package directions.

·        While the rice cooks, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, chili sauce and vinegar in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk and set aside.

·       Wash the soy nuggets and add to a pan of boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes. Drain off the water immediately and squeeze out the excess water from the nuggets. Set aside.

·        Wash and cut the Broccoli into bite size florets.

·       Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add broccoli and garlic to pan and toss for about a min. Add the vegetable stock to the broccoli, cover and cook  for about 4 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.

·        Add soy sauce mixture and the cooked soy nuggets to the pan, mixing gently, and cook for about 2 minutes. Mix in the cornstarch to about ¼ cup of water and add it to the broccoli mixture and cook till the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Serve the broccoli mixture over rice.

Chili-Garlic Mushroom Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Cooked Basmati rice                2 cups

Sliced Mushrooms                    1 cup

Onion, sliced                            1 large

Green chilies                            2 to 3

Garlic crushed                          6-8 cloves

Red chilies                               5 -6

Dark soy sauce                        1 Tbsp

Hot & sweet chili sauce      2 Tbsp

Vinegar or Lemon juice              1 Tbsp

Salt                                         to taste

Oil                                           2 Tbsp

Chopped Spring Onion              3 Tbsp

Preperation:

·         Wash the rice and cook it. Keep it aside for 15 min.

·         Make a paste of the red chili, vinegar using the blender.

·         Heat the pan with the oil, add the chopped green chili, fry well.

·         Add the chopped onion fry until it become light brown, add chopped garlic and fry for few seconds.

·         Add the chili paste, soy and chili sauces and fry for 30 seconds and add the mushroom sices and cook on medium heat in its own water for 3 to 4 min.

·         Add the cooked rice and mix well and fry for about 5 minutes  or until done.

·         Adjust the salt, garnish with chopped Spring onion (which I forgot to add in my recipe) and seve hot with raitha or as it is.