Broccoli Dal Curry
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons ghee ⓘ
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili powder ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons cumin ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons turmeric ⓘ
- 1 cup red lentil ⓘ
- 1 lemon, juice of ⓘ
- 3 cups chicken broth ⓘ
- 2 medium broccoli, chopped ⓘ
- 1/2 cup dried coconut (optional) ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 cup cashews, coarsely chopped (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat butter in saucepan and saute onions until well browned.
- Add chili powder, pepper, cumin, coriander and turmeric.
- Stir and cook, 1 minute.
- Add lentils, lemon juice, broth and coconut if using.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45-55 minutes (if mixture is too thick, you may need to add a little hot water).
- Steam broccoli for 7 minutes.
- Plunge broccoli in cold water and set aside.
- Remove 1/3 cup of liquid from the lentil mixture.
- Add to flour to form a smooth paste.
- Return to pan; add broccoli, salt and nuts if using.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve over Basmati rice.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1028
kcal
51% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).