Stir fried broccoli

Stir fried broccoli step by step instructions:

I love the taste of broccoli. Whether it be in raw form or some cooked form; I simply enjoy the taste of it. Making stir fries is quite simple. Add seasoning as per your taste and you are done within no time.

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Ingredients:
Broccoli: 1 cup (160 gms, cut into small florets)
Olive oil: 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
Sesame seeds: 1 tsp
Garlic: 2-3 cloves (chopped)
Black pepper as per taste
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Keep the broccoli florets in hot water with salt for about 10-12 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, garlic, and sesame seeds. Fry for some time.

3. Add broccoli and salt. Cook until tender. Stir continuously. It will take about 3-4 minutes. Add black pepper. Mix well.

4. Serve immediately.
5. Healthy “Stir Fried Broccoli” is ready.

Tips:
1. If required add 1-2 tbsp of water for cooking the broccoli.

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Japanese Cucumber Salad

Japanese Cucumber Salad step by step instructions:

Salads are always refreshing and sometimes good enough for meals or small hunger pangs. Japanese cucumber salad is a very simple and tasty salad. You will be surprised by its taste and the time it requires for being ready.
The salad dressing can always be changed as per one’s taste and need.

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Ingredients:
Cucumber: 1 big
White vinegar: 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds: 1 tbsp
Powdered Sugar: ½ tbsp.
Salt: ¼ tbsp. or as per taste

Method:
1. Wash and peel the cucumber. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.

2. With the help of a peeler, peel thin slices of the cucumber.

3. Keep them on a tissue paper to soak the extra water content of cucumber.

4. Keep the sliced cucumbers in a bowl.

5. Roast the sesame seeds.
6. In a small mix salt, sugar, and white vinegar. Let the sugar dissolve.

7. Pour this mixture over the cucumber. Add the sesame seeds. Give a gentle toss.

8. Serve immediately.
9. Delicious and healthy “Japanese Cucumber Salad” is ready!

Tips:
1. You can try making the salad with different kinds of vinegar.
2. Lemon juice and soy sauce can also be added as per one’s choice.
3. Make this salad instant and serve immediately.
4. You can roast the sesame seeds in a microwave or in a pan.

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Apple Walnut Raisin Salad

Apple Walnut Raisin Salad step by step instructions:

This salad can be prepared in a jiffy. Just a few basic ingredients and you are done. Taste is awesome and it definitely controls your hunger pangs.

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Ingredients:
Apple: 1 (peeled and diced)
Lemon juice: 1 ½ tsp
Walnut: 1 ½ tbsp (crushed)
Raisins: 1 tbsp
Condensed milk: 1 tbsp
Hung curd: 2 tbsp
Black pepper: ½ tsp
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. In a bowl take the diced apple. Add lemon juice and mix well.

2. Add walnuts and raisins.

3. Add condensed milk and curd.

4. Add salt and black pepper.
5. Gently fold.

6. Serve cold.
7. Yummy “Apple Walnut Raisin” salad is ready.

Tips:
1. You can replace hung curd with the normal curd.

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