Feb 4, 2011

Broccoli Dal

I stumbled upon this recipe a while ago and had bookmarked it to try. Recently, I have switched to a low-carb diet in order to lose some weight and this looked like a great soup to have for lunch. TH enjoyed it along with rice and a vegetable stir-fry. I adapted the recipe and cooked the dal in an indian way using the pressure cooker. It is a great way to sneak in broccoli and make kids eat their share of veggies. The end result was a bright green and yellow colored with a hint of garam masala. Makes a hearty lunch all by itself or along with some rice or rotis.

Ingredients
Broccoli florets - 1 1/2 cup
Toor dal/Masoor dal - 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium sized
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon
Tomatoes and coriander leaves for garnish
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Red chillies - 2
Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste

Directions
Wash the broccoli florets and pulse them in a mixer into a coarse mixture.


In a pressure cooker, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds. Add chopped onions and saute till they turn translucent. Add the dal and saute for a minute followed by the coarse ground broccoli.


Add about 3 cups of water and pressure cook until you get 3-4 whistles.

Open the pressure cooker and mash the dal well with the back of a ladle. Add the turmeric powder, garam masala and lemon juice. Switch on the stove and bring the dal to a boil. Simmer until desired consistency is obtained.

Stir in the lemon juice and garnish with tomatoes and coriander leaves.

Serve warm along with rice, roti or by itself as a soup.
This is my entry to Show Me Your Soup event hosted here at Dil Se..

23 comments:

  1. Aha.. thats a great dal.. i make only brocoli fry.. now i hve a new recipe to try..

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  2. Wow!!!! good one...I cook dal using cauliflower but never tried with broccoli..will try this for sure....

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  3. I ma a big time broccoli personn and this is going to be a must try for me..Looks great Divya...

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  4. It seems this is a superb dish to try.Since I love broccoli in any form.You rocks !

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  5. Wow.. so healthy with all protein and vitamin packed... Too good.. gonna try..
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  6. Wow.. That's an interesting dal with broccoli. Will try soon. I'm sure my son will love it. Enjoy your weekend.

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  7. I cook this dal and its the only way I can feed broccoli to my kids.
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  8. Aha another treasured recipe for my Broccoli, Divya! Love the spices and the dish.

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  9. Nice way to cook broccoli, love the recipe!

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  10. wow...yum n delicious...simply amazing and healthy too...

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  11. wow, love the idea of adding healthy broccoli to dal :)

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  12. This looks awesome! I just discovered your blog and I really love your recipes :)

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  13. Definitely an interesting way to sneak this green veggie,dal looks yummy..

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  14. An indian way of cooking tis veg will try this awesome..idea..

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  15. This looks like a healthy and yummy dish, one worth making.

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  16. Good. I had just bought some fresh brocoli.came cheap,locally grown.Good combination.
    Doctor recommended recipe !

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