Spring Onion Stir Fry Recipe

Spring Onion Stir Fry Recipe with step by step photos and short video . A quick and easy dry dish made with spring onion / greens of onion , gram flour and spices . Spring onion Stir Fry or spring onion dry sabzi with besan / chickpea flour is a version of Maharashtrian Style Patichya Kandyachi Zunka . Patichya Kanda means spring onions in Marathi and Zunka is one of the most simplest and quick dish made with  besan  / chickpea flour.  Spring onion dry sabzi goes on well with phulka, chapathi and also as a side dish with rice sambar. 

As this recipe takes less than 10 minutes to cook , this becomes one of the easiest recipe to get into lunch box along with some chapati. Its nutritious and healthy too. Few of my readers had requested for healthy and tasty , lunch box recipes. So I thought this recipe will definitely fill into this category . Its not only easy to make but it tastes delicious and also nutritious too. 

Factors on which I plan a meal either for lunch box or at home are : carbs, proteins , vitamins and minerals. Carbs are mainly from Roti or Rice , Protein portion depends either its from  bowl of curds  or paneer or dal . And vitamins & minerals from vegetables only at meal time. I will never add fruit for lunch or lunch box. Fruit should be either for snacking (short break in school for kids ) or an empty stomach . 

Lunch Box Plan : With this Spring Onion stir fry recipe  , vitamins, minerals  and fiber ( Spring Onion ) along with protein portion ( besan / gram flour) is delivered .   Carbs from roti , cucumber and carrots as salads and butter milk to end the meal . As one may feel food to be bit dry , butter milk with pinch of hing / asfoetida will do justice to food consumed for proper digestion and absorption of the nutrients.  I just thought to share this here , as one may easily plan on for lunch box without thinking much on making it a Balanced Diet.   

Spring onions are very rich vitamin C and Calcium .These are also a good source of dietary fibre and vitamins A and B6, thiamine, folate and minerals with good antibacterial and antifungal properties . Always choose spring onions with healthy, fresh, dark green leaves also avoid spring onions with slimy leaves and soft bulbs.

RECIPE CARD FOR SPRING ONION STIR FRY 

Step by Step Directions to make Spring Onion Stir fry Recipe :

Wash and chop green onions along with its white part. Separate whites and greens part and set aside. 250 grams spring onions yields around 3/4 cup of whites and about 4 cups of greens.

Take a pan / kadai , heat oil, add mustard seeds once it splutters add jeera / Cumin Seeds.

Add Chopped  white part of spring onions and saute for a minute. Add greens , saute for a minute and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala, jeera powder and salt. Mix everything and saute for a minute.

For this add Gram Flour/Chickpeas flour and saute till it blends well, reduce the heat and cook for 4-5 minutes. Make sure to cook on medium heat and keep stirring  in between such that  besan / gramflour seperates well without forming lumps with spring onions. 

When it looks completely dry , turn off the stove .

Finally add Black Pepper Powder , lime juice , mix well and serve .

Serve hot with chapati or can serve as a side dish along with dal – rice,  rice sambar or even with curd rice.