Brahmi Shak Bhaja / Brahmi leaves stir fry
Today I will share step-by-step how to make Brahmi Shak Bhaja Recipe, which is very simple and easy to prepare, with limited ingredients, within a very short time. As you already know the benefits of Brahmi leaves/shak; Out of the many benefits, the main is to boost brain function, and the other one is helping to reduce neurodevelopment disorders, which are more than sufficient to make one include this shak to their diet chart.
What is Brahmi shak: As per pharmeasy Brahmi, also called Bacopa monnieri, belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae. It is a small, succulent (stems adapted to store water), glabrous (smooth), creeping or prostrate (branches above the ground) Brahmi is primarily has been used for nearly 3000 years by Ayurvedic medical professionals. As the brain is considered the center of creative activity, any substance that might boost the brain’s health is known as Brahmi. It also means ‘bringing knowledge of the supreme reality”. Brahmi may be recognized as a popular memory booster among locals.
The types of equipment used for this recipe are
Colander
Knife/Scissors
Frying pan with lid
Spatula
The ingredients required for this recipe are
Brahmi shak/ leaves: Select fresh brahmi from the local vegetable market
Bengal gram/ chickpea: Allow the chickpea to soak in water for 2 hours before cooking
Cooking oil: Here I used mustard oil, but you can use any type of cooking oil
Other ingredients are Potato, onion, garlic, turmeric powder, panchphoron, green chili, and salt
How to make Brahmi Shak Bhaja / Brahmi leaves stir fry
Clean and wash the fresh brahmi leaves, and discard the thick stem, which may cause the bitterness of the recipe
Cut the leaves into the small pieces
Heat oil in a pan, and add panchphoron, crushed garlic, and green chili for tempering
Add small curry cut potato and stir them for a minute
Now add the chopped onions and stir them until they become soft
Add turmeric powder and stir them for a minute
Add the brahmi leaves and mix them well with the other ingredients
Add salt, and soaked chickpeas, and mix them well
Cover the lid, and allow them to cook for3-4 minutes on low flame to boil the potato and chickpeas
Open the and mix them well
Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice and dal
Brahmi Shak Bhaja Recipe
Equipment
- colander
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
- Knife / scissors
Ingredients
- 75 gm Brahmi shak/ leaves
- 1/4 cup Bengal gram/ chickpea
- 1 tbsp Mustard oil
- 1 Potato( cut into small cubes shape)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp panchphoron
- 2 green chili
- salt
Instructions
- Clean and wash the fresh brahmi leaves, and discard thethick stem, which may cause of the bitterness of the recipe
- Cut the leaves in the small pieces
- Heat oil in a pan, and add panchphoron, crushed garlic andgreen chili for tempering
- Add small curry cut potato and stir them for a minute
- Now add the chopped onions and stir them until they becomesoft
- Add turmeric powder and stir them for a minute
- Add the brahmi leaves and mix them well with otheringredients
- Add salt, and soaked chickpeas, and mix them well
- Cover the lid, and allow them to cook for3-4 minutes in lowflame to boil the potato and chickpeas
- Open the and mix them well
- Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice anddal