Broccoli-Masoor Dal Tadka / Kadaiyal

This is a simple dal tadka prepared with masoor dal and to get the daily dose of veggies in our diet, I sneaked in some broccoli. If you are not accustomed to Broccoli, this would be my best bet.

Masoor dal is the red lentils and it is one of the dals that can be cooked fast and easily and I love the flavor too. Usually I do prepare plain dal tadka and in Tamil Nadu we call it as paruppu kadaiyal. I figured out that dal tadka is the best way to sneak in the veggies for the kiddo and for ourselves too. So tried different varieties of veggie dal tadkas and here I am with our recent favorite broccoli-masoor dal tadka

Ingredients:

• Broccoli – 1 medium bunch / 10-12 florets
• Masoor dhal – 1 cup
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Half of medium sized onion, chopped
• Jeera /cumin seeds – 2 tbsps
• Hing – 2 tsps
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Green chillies – 2 ( hubby bought some purple chillies and I used them)
• Jaggery – 1 small piece
• Oil/Ghee – 1 tbsp
• Cilantro (chopped) – 1 tbsp
• Salt – as required (I added about 1.5 tsps)

Steps:

• Pressure cook the broccoli, masoor dal with garlic. (Upto 4 whistles, we want the broccoli to break down and blend nicely)

• In a separate kadai, heat the oil/ghee.
• Once its hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and hing.
• As mustard seeds start to splutter, add the green chillies and chopped onion.
• Once onion turns translucent, add the cooked dal-broccoli mixture.
• Add salt and jaggery and let it simmer for about 6-7 minutes. (depending on your consistency, add water)

• And thats it, dal broccoli is ready. Garnish it with cilantro and serve hot with rice or roti

Note:

• Adjust the dal consistency according to your preference.
• I didn’t add any turmeric, but 1/2 tsp of turmeric can be added.
• Adjust salt and spice as per your preference. Jaggery is optional.

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Broccoli-Masoor Dal Tadka / Kadaiyal

Prep Time

40 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

This is a simple dal tadka prepared with masoor dal/Red Lentils and Broccoli.

Course: rice accompaniment, roti accompaniments

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Broccoli-Masoor Dal Tadka

Servings: 4

Author: Srividhya G

Ingredients

• Broccoli - 1 medium bunch / 10-12 florets
• Masoor dhal - 1 cup
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Half of medium sized onion chopped
• Jeera /cumin seeds - 2 tbsps
• Hing - 2 tsps
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Green chillies - 2 hubby bought some purple chillies and I used them
• Jaggery - 1 small piece
• Oil/Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Cilantro chopped - 1 tbsp

Instructions

1. Pressure cook the broccoli, masoor dal with garlic. (Upto 4 whistles, we want the broccoli to break down and blend nicely)
2. In a separate kadai, heat the oil/ghee.
3. Once its hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and hing.
4. As mustard seeds start to splutter, add the green chillies and chopped onion.
5. Once onion turns translucent, add the cooked dal-broccoli mixture.
6. Add salt and jaggery and let it simmer for about 6-7 minutes. (depending on your consistency, add water)
7. And thats it, dal broccoli is ready. Garnish it with cilantro and serve hot with rice or roti

Recipe Notes

Adjust the dal consistency according to your preference.
I didn't add any turmeric, but 1/2 tsp of turmeric can be added.
Adjust salt and spice as per your preference.

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