Asparagus in Green Gravy

Ingredients:
2 cup - Asparagus cut about an inch
1/2 cup - sliced Olives
11/2 Tsp - Fennel Seeds
1 Tbsp - finely minced Garlic
1 cup - Coconut milk
1 Tsp - Lemon juice
3 - Green Chillies
11/2 cup - cubed Onion
1/2 - Tomato
2 - Cardamom
1 Tbsp - Kasuri Methi
1/3 cup - Cilantro
3 Tbsp - Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
salt as required.

Procedure:
1) Heat a pan with 1 tbsp oil.
2) Fry onions, tomatoes, cardamom together until the raw flavor goes. Now add salt, cilantro and kasuri methi and fry for a min. Allow them to cool and grind them to thick paste.
3) Heat the same pan with rest of oil. Add fennel seeds and minced garlic, fry them till the color of garlic turns golden brown.
4) Add asparagus, salt and close the lid  in medium heat till the asparagus is half cooked. Sprinkle water in between if required. Now add the olives and fry them for a min.
5) Add the ground paste with water,salt and boil them in medium heat for about 5 mins. (Add water for your required consistency of the gravy).
6) Add the coconut milk and bring it to boil for a min.
7) Finally switch off the stove and add the lemon juice. Garnish them with cut cilantro's.
Goes very good with Roti's and Paratha's.

Spicy Tangy & Sweet Asparagus Fritters

Ingredients:
15 - Asparagus
3 Tbsp - Cornstarch
3 Tbsp - All Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp - Tomato Ketchup
1 Tsp - Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Tsp - Chili Powder
about 1/4 cup - Water (as required)
1 Tbsp - Milk (Optional)
1 Cup - K-Special strawberry Cornflakes
1 Tsp - Garlic Salt
2 Tsp - Italian Seasoning
Salt as required

Procedure:
1) Select tender asparagus or discard the hard part of them. Microwave them in water for about 5 mins. Strain them and blot them with a paper towel to make them dry.
2) Mix cornstarch, flour, chili powder, ginger garlic paste, ketchup, milk, salt with water to a thin consistency.
3) Grind the K-Special cornflakes to fine crumbs. Mix garlic salt & Italian seasoning to this. Also add a pinch of salt.
4) Heat up the oil in a pan. Dip asparagus first in the spicy mixture then roll them into crumbs and deep fry or shallow fry them.

Note: To bake them preheat the oven to 400 degrees, spray some cooking oil on top of the coated asparagus and bake them for about 15 - 20 mins. (check them in between). In this case the 1st step can be skipped.