HEALTHY POKCHOY

My sister-in-law Shefali is a garden enthusiast and can boast of the most artistic garden in Delhi .Besides ornamental plants she has her way with exotic vegetables too.This season she persuaded me to do the same and i have my kitchen garden full of different varieties of salad leaves, herbs, vegetables and above all POKCHOY!  There is pokchoy all  over and i  have made no.of. stir-fry and soups  from it.Now i wanted to do something innovative and i started incorporating it in Indian dishes.This recipe which i am publishing turned out to be really good.

POKCHOY PANEER CORN BHURJI

Ingredients

                                                                 

1. Paneer ,small dices-200gm
2. Sweet corn niblets-1/2 cup
3. Pokchoy,big dices-12-15 leaves
4. Red onion, sliced- 2no.
5. Tomatoes,sliced-no
6. Garlic, chopped-8 cloves
7. Ginger,chopped-2inch piece
8. Fresh coriander chopped-5tbsp
9. Cumin seeds-1tsp
10. Dry red chili-4no
11. Whole black cardamom -1no.
12. Cinnamon- 2inch piece
13. Bay leaves-2 no
14. Cloves- 8no.
15. Garam masala  powder-1 tsp
16. Refined oil-2tsp
17. salt to taste

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and add chopped garlic and ginger. Saute for a while and then add cumin seeds.When they start crackling add whole garam masala and whole red chilies.
2. Add onions and saute till translucent. 
3. Add the lower stalks of pokchoy(do not add leafy part right now) and saute. Add about 2 tbsp of water and keep stir frying till stalks become little soft. ( they should not loose their crunchiness).
4. Add tomatoes and salt and stir fry till tomatoes turn soft.
5. Now add paneer cubes and boiled corn. Stir fry for a while.
6. Add leafy part of pokchoy and stir fry till leaves wilt.
7. Add garam masala powder  and chopped coriander. 
8. Serve hot  garnished with coriander sprig.

NOTE-Since we are using very little oil, add aromatics i.e.ginger and garlic together  with oil. If added after heating oil, it tends to burn.

Pokchoy is a highly nutritious vegetable and low in fat. Try and incorporate it in your diet and is ideal for weight watchers. Weight watchers can substitute paneer with tofu or skip it completely.
Fresh coriander is a must as citrusy flavor of coriander balances slight bitterness of pokchoy.

TRY THIS RECIPE AND I AM SURE IT WILL APPEAL TO ALL.