Saturday, June 27, 2009

Sesame N Baby Bokchoy Stir-fry

Sesame seeds is the seed of an annual herb and this sesamim indicum that is sesame seeds grows well in hot climates, this sesame seeds are most commonly produced seed..The yellowish, red or black seeds are used in bread products, also in stir-fries.. Sesame seed has been enjoyed by humans since the dawn of civilization..it is used in breads, candies, main dishes as a garnish on pasta and vegetables and for its oil content..Sesame seeds have a nut-like and mild flavour..Chinese cuisine goes always for sesame seed oil and toasted sesame seeds for their noodles, stir fries etc..Here is one among stir-fry i have prepared with baby bokchoy and sesame seed oil with toasted sesame seeds..its really very easy to toast sesame seeds, place them in a pan and stir over medium heat for a minute or two until they turn brown lightly..This simple stir fry tastes delicious and goes utterly delicious with hot steaming rice also this dish needs hardly 5 minutes to prepare..This easy and healthy stir-fry goes to Think Spice-Think Sesame Seeds guest hosted by Pj of Seduce your tastebuds, event started by Sunita...


10nos Baby Bokchoy(cut lengthwise)
2tsbp Sesame oil
2tbsp Toasted sesame seeds
1no Onion (chopped lengthwise)
1tsp Ginger pieces
2tbsp Dark Soya sauce
1tbsp Green chilly sauce
1tsp Rice Vinegar

Heat the sesame oil and add the ginger pieces and chopped onions, stir until the onion turns slightly tender, add the bokchoy pieces to the onion and just give a stir, add immediately the soya sauce, rice vinegar, green chilly sauce and stir fry until the boychoy turns tender, put off the stove, finally add the toasted sesame seeds to the bok choy stir fry and give a stir...

Serve hot with hot rice!

18 comments:

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and delicious dish Priya...love the sesame seeds on top of the bokchoy :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

o0o0o...That looks absolutely mouthwatering..all the magic of sesame seeds..even makes it more visually beautiful..

Cilantro said... Reply To This Comment

I always wanted to try them, this is a nice recipe with sesame seeds.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

I havent tried them Priya..but looks like having something from a professional place..real yummy presentation.

Yasmeen said... Reply To This Comment

looks so pretty with sesame:)

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Looks pretty much chinese dear..Nice n simple one..

Vrinda said... Reply To This Comment

I never tried this Bokchoy so don't how it tastes..nice presentation..

Kitchen Chronicles said... Reply To This Comment

New to me. Looks nice.

Dragon said... Reply To This Comment

I love bok choy and I love the flavours you pull together for this dish.

Parita said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious priya, m yet to use bokchoy, will try sometime soon!

Deepthi Shankar said... Reply To This Comment

thatz very tasty, Priya

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

innovative yet delicous recipe.

Preety said... Reply To This Comment

this is one of the few veggies that i still have to try..looks good though

Pooja said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and yummy dish Priya! Seeing your posts with bokchoy always tempts me to try it out. But I doubted whether my hubby is a bokchoy fan..hence kept putting it off. Should try soon :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

I never tasted Bokchoy priya but your recipe sounds interesting.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

lady, its difficult commenting to ur blogging pace..u r too fast..simple stir fry..looks dam pleasing to the eyes

Mangala Bhat said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! nice .new to me

Preeti Singh said... Reply To This Comment

Bokchoy is bit famous here... but I have never tasted it... but it looks simple and interesting...