Broccoli Parupu Usili

 Same receipe as Kaaramani Parupu usili

Ingredients

Broccoli       - 1 bunch including the stem  (2-3 cups chopped)

Channa dhal - 1/2 cup or

             mixed dhal (channa: toor) soaked

Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Red Chili       - 2

Turmeric        - 1/4 tsp

Salt

To Temper

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dhal        - 1 tsp

Broken  Chili   - 1

Hing                - 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves   - few

  

 Method

        Chop the Broccoli into tiny florets. Briefly drop them in boiling water and fish it out. Coarsely grind channa dhal and red chili with little salt. Microwave the ground mixture for 1-2 minutes or steam it in idli cooker. Once it cools down, give few pulses in the mixer to crumble. Add turmeric and salt to the florets and cook till it become tender. Take oil in a pan and temper mustard seeds, urad dhal, hing, broken chili and curry leaves. Add cooked broccoli to the pan and give a nice stir. Finally add the crumbled dhal and chili powder. Toss it well and cook in simmer for few more minutes. Serve hot with rice and sambar.