Hello everyone,
Parupu Usili is a very popular TamBrahm dish. Usually this is prepared with beans, cluster beans, cabbage and plantain flower. I came across broccoli version of this dish in instagram. Tried making the same very next day. It was very tasty. Broccoli is rich in vitamins, fiber and potassium. I love broccoli and use it at least twice in a week.
Parupu usili goes well as a side with mor kuzhambu or vatha kuzhambu.
Servings: 3-4
Ingredients:
Broccoli - 2 crowns
Water - 3 cups
Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Chana dal - 1/4 cup
Red chili - 2
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Hing a pinch
For Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Uad dal - 1tsp
Curry leaves - 4-5nos
Method:
- Pluck the broccoli florets
into small pieces. Boil the water in a vessel with salt. Cook the florets
for 5-6 mins until stem turns soft.
- Strain the water in a colander and keep the florets aside.
- Wash and soak the dals in water for about two hours. Drain the water and transfer it to a mixer.
- Add red chili, jeera, hing,
salt and grind it coarsely without adding water.
- Steam the idli plate or
steaming basket with oil and steam the ground dal mix for 6-7 mins.
Crumble it and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai, temper
with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Add crumbled dal and fry
for a minute. Then add cooked broccoli florets and mix well.
- Stir it for 2 mins and switch
off the heat.
Notes:
Do not over cook broccoli otherwise color if it will be changed. It has to be nice green color.