Broccoli Potato Masala

Description

Potato when combined with broccoli makes a great dry curry. Would try any combo to include broccoli in my diet and this is my latest venture. This dish goes well with Sambhar or curd rice.

Ingredients
1 no Potato (cubed)
1 cup Broccoli florets
2 nos Onion (chopped)
2 nos Tomato (diced)
½ tsp Ginger (crushed)
4 clove Garlic (crushed)
1 no Green chili (small)
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
½ tsp Red chili powder
2 tsp Coriander /dhania powder
¼ tsp Black pepper powder
2 pinch Cumin powder(optional)
¼ tsp Cumin seeds
4 nos Curry leaves (optional)
3 stks Coriander leaves
½ tsp Salt (or to taste)
3 tsp Oil

Instructions

Peel, wash and cube the potatoes. Clean broccoli and separate them into small florrets. Cooking the veggies can be done in two ways. Either steam cook over the stove or microwave. I prefer to cook them along with masala, bcos that helps to add little brown crust and colour to the veggie. Moreover the masala blends well with them. Now heat oil in a pan and splutter cumin and curry leaves. Add in the chopped onions and green chili, fry till golden. Add the crushed ginger, garlic, diced tomatoes, cubed potato, broccoli florrets with a pinch of sugar. Bring the flame to low, cover and cook for 6 minutes, stirring often. You may sprinkle little water to avoid burning. Its not really necessary but sometimes with steel or copper bottom pan, heat passes soon the burn the veggie.  When done, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, cumin powder and salt. Keep frying till the masala turns light brown or till the desired colour and consistency. (2 minutes max). Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.

Notes

Curry leaves and split black gram is optional while tempering.

If you wish you may also include garam masala powder and add it at last stage. Cumin powder is optional too.

Can add a pinch of sugar to keep broccoli green. Blanching in hot water also helps.

Comments

3 responses to “Broccoli Potato Masala”

  1. Shrikrishna Avatar
    Shrikrishna

    This dish looks delicious. Am going to give it a try today!

    I have tried your dry peas curry and it turned out excellent. Thanks for these mouth-watering recipes.

  2. Manju Prakash Avatar
    Manju Prakash

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    Visitor

    good