Asparagus With Ginger
March 22nd, 2009 filed under Appetizers, Dry Vegetables, Vegan
Recipe serves 4.
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch of asparagus, approx. 1 pound
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Method:
- Holding the stalk at both ends, bend gently until it breaks on its own. Discard the hard portion of the stalk.
- Cut the remaining asparagus spears diagonally into 2 inch pieces.
- Bring oil to medium heat in a large frying pan that can hold all the asparagus.
- Add cumin seeds and wait till they crack. Then add asparagus, ginger, lemon juice, salt and black pepper.
- Stir-fry for about 4 to 5 minutes until asparagus are tender but still crunch.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.
Serving Options:
1. Sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese on cooked asparagus, just prior to serving. If the asparagus is warm enough, the cheese will melt and be delious.
2. Add 1 tablespoon sliced almonds half way through cooking the asparagus (step 5 of Method). This will make a beautiful presentation and taste great.
Hi Manjula I really like your method of cooking very simple and tasty.I want to request one thing if you can put some low calorie recipes as well in your website.
Thanks
Nice Recipe. It taste good with ginger.
Nice recipe. Taste increased with ginger
My 3 year old and 1 year old LOVE asparagus. This recipe was wonderful for them. They ate it by their hand and dipped them in vegetable dip for added yummy-ness as a afternoon snack. Good and healthy alternative to chips, cookies, etc. as afternoon family snack.
it tasted good but mine became a little watery. pl tell me what mistake i made.
That looks gorgeous. I love green asparagus. I live in Holland where white asparagus is more popular but personally nothing beats the green kind, at least for me. Thanks for the recipe!