Broccoli with dal is very simple & healthy dish, goes well with steamed rice, chapathi, idli, dosa, etc., It taste delicious too and always I got bored of eating broccoli by stir fry & salad. But this recipes gives a touch of Indian flavor & comfort food for me. I am really happy the way this recipe came out.

Ingredients:

Broccoli – 2 cup (chopped)

Salt to taste

 Cooking Dal;

Moong dal – ½ cup

Fenugreek – 1 tsp

Cumin / jeera – 1 tsp

Onion – 1no. Chopped

Tomato – 1no. Chopped

Green chilies – 3 nos.

Tempering;

Oil – 3 tsp

Mustard – 1 tsp

Jeera / cumin – 1 tsp

Onion – 1 no. finely chopped

Tomato – 1 no. finely chopped

Garlic – 5-7 cloves

Ginger – 2 tsp

Turmeric – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – 1 strand

Garnish:

Cilantro – handful

Method:

• First cook the dal with above mentioned ingredients by adding 1 ½ – 2 cups of water.
• Heat the oil on medium flame, splutter the mustard, add cumin, curry leaves, onion, garlic, ginger & saute it for 3 minutes.
• Now add tomatoes, salt & cook until tender.
• Add turmeric & cook until raw flavor goes off.
• After that add broccoli & saute it for 2 minutes.
• Now add cooked dal, 1 cup of water & cook it for 15 – 20 minutes on medium flame.
• Finally garnish it with cilantro.
• Serve hot & enjoy it with steamed rice, idly, dosa, paratha, etc.,