Dal with broccoli

Jul 16, 2021
2 min read

Updated: Jul 23, 2021

Dal with boiled rice is a staple lunch in Pakistani homes especially during summer. My mother used to make it at least every other week. It is easy to make. I have just added broccolis in this dal recipe to elevate the taste and nutritional value of our traditional dal. Make it this summer and enjoy!

Video Instructions

Servings 2 Total Time 1 hour Calories 481 kca (detail at the end)

Ingredients

For Dal

150 gm yellow lentil (Moong Split Dal)

50 gm red lentil (Masoor Split Dal)

750 ml water

two tomatoes

3-5 garlic clove (finely chopped)

150 gm baby broccoli (stems removed)

1 tbsp butter

2 tsp crushed red chilli

1 tsp crushed cumin

1 tsp powder coriander

1 chicken bouillon (or vegetable bouillon)

salt per taste

1/4 tsp of garam masala

chopped fresh coriander for garnishing

For boiled rice

200 gm of brown rice

2 cups of water

1 tsp olive oil

2 cardamom pods

1 cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

Method

For Dal

Wash the lentils thoroughly with fresh water and keep it aside.
Melt butter in a cooking vessel. When melted, add garlic and sauté.
Then add the spices, add a tablespoon of water as you don't want the spices to be burnt.
After a couple of minutes, add finely chopped tomatoes.
Turn the heat low and cover the lid until tomatoes are soften.
Then add the bouillon, water and washed dal.
Bring it to boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook until the dal is cooked.
When it is cooked, taste it for the salt. If require more, add the salt.
Then add your broccoli, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Longer if you want the broccoli to be thoroughly cooked.
At the end, sprinkle garam masala and chopped fresh coriander.

For rice

Wash and soak the rice for two hours.
Bring it to boil and add olive oil, cardamom, cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
When the volume of rice increases leaving no water, turn the heat to low and cover for five minutes.
Ready to serve.

Notes

Adjust the spices according to your taste and reduce the crushed chilli if you don't like the heat.
Replace spicy chilli with a non spicy one but don't skip it because it adds so much flavour to the dal.
You can also eat dal with a flat bread.
Serve pickles or onions with freshly squeezed lime on the side.

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