BROCCOLI CHUTNEY

Broccoli chutney is a healthy and delicious chutney which can be served as a side with rice, roti, pongal, dosa, idli etc. Fresh lemon juice, coriander leaves, roasted onions and garlic help to balance the strong flavour of broccoli in this recipe. Onions can be replaced with grated fresh coconut, if you are a coconut lover.

Broccoli chutney is an uncommon recipe but is a must try if you are looking for options to include broccoli in your diet. It turns out to be delicious and no one will ever know broccoli is added to it.

Let’s get started…

Ingredients

For grinding

• 1 ½ cups Broccoli florets
• 1 tbsp. Chana Dal
• 1 tbsp. Urad Dal
• 3-4 Green Chillies, chopped
• 1 tbsp. Oil
• 3 Garlic pods, chopped
• 1 cup Onion, cubed
• 1 tsp. Cumin
• Lemon juice, as required
• Salt, as required
• ¼ cup Coriander leaves

For tempering

• 1 tbsp. Oil
• ¼ tsp Mustard
• 2 Red Chillies, broken
• ¼ tsp Cumin
• ¼ tsp. Urad Dal
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• A pinch of Asafoetida

Method

• Blanch broccoli florets in boiled water for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Rinse them well in water and drain them in a colander.
• Dry roast chana dal and urad dal on a medium heat until golden brown. Allow this to cool and add it to a mixer grinder.
• To the same pan add the oil. Add garlic, green chillies and onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
• Next add the broccoli florets and sprinkle salt. Sauté on a medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Cover and cook on a low flame until they turn soft and tender.
• Add cumin and sauté for 2 minutes.
• Allow this mix to cool completely.
• In the mixer grinder, powder the dals finely. Add the cooled broccoli-onion mix and squeeze in lemon juice.
• To this add coriander leaves and blend everything to coarse chutney. Adjust the salt, chillies and lemon juice to your taste.
• In a pan, add a tablespoon of oil.
• Add urad dal and mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
• Next add cumin seeds, red chillies and curry leaves. Again add asafoetida and turn off the flame when the urad dal turns brown.
• Add the chutney to the pan and mix.
• Serve broccoli chutney with idli, dosa or roti.