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Broccoli With Red Lentils
A healthy and delicious thoran
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Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Cuisine
Kerala
Servings
8
people
Ingredients
1x
2x
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3
heads
Broccoli
Pulsed in the food processor
3/4
cup
Red Gram/Vanpayar/Red lentils
1/4
tsp
Mustard seeds
1/4
tsp
Turmeric powder
1/2
tsp
Cumin Powder
Jeerakam
1/4
tsp
Red chilly powder
3/4
cup
Coconut
grated
3
cloves
Garlic
crushed
3
nos
Shallots
sliced, Kunjulli
3
nos
Green chilly
slit into 2 lengthwise
Curry leaves
Few
Salt
As reqd
Oil
As reqd
Instructions
Wash the lentils(vanpayar) and cook them in a pressure cooker with crushed garlic, salt and little water upto 6-7 whistles.
Remove from heat and keep aside until the pressure from the cooker has gone.
Wash the broccoli well. Cut it into chunks and transfer it into a food processor. Pulse it until its coarsely minced.
Add the shallots, green chillies, coconut and curry leaves with the shredded broccoli and mix well with hands.
Splutter the mustard seeds. Add broccoli mixture and cook for 10 minutes. Do not add water. Add the cooked lentils(vanpayar).
Add salt to taste. Mix well. Cook until the broccoli is done.
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