Broccoli is high in many nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and potassium. It also contains more protein than most other vegetables. I always look for ways to include broccoli in my diet, and I absolutely love this dish. Surprisingly, even my husband, who isn’t a great fan of broccoli, enjoys it too. We prepare this dish at least once a week at our home. I usually make it as a side dish for rice and vegetable sambar. I recently tried zucchini besan sabzi. The same cooking technique works perfectly with zucchini, and it’s just as delicious as the broccoli version. More Indian Broccoli Recipes if you want to give a try
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Ingredients for Broccoli Stir Fry with Besan
How to Make Broccoli Besan Sabji
In a bowl, combine besan flour, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder, garam masala, and salt. Mix well and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add cumin seeds, garlic, and green chilies to the pan and sauté for 30 seconds. Next, add broccoli florets. Sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds, then close the lid and cook for 3-4 minutes until the broccoli is half-cooked. Note: You can also directly add steamed broccoli at this stage, which reduces the cooking time. Add salt and sprinkle half of the besan flour mixture evenly over the broccoli florets. Mix gently to coat them. Then, add the remaining besan flour mixture and mix well to ensure all the broccoli florets are thoroughly coated. Close the lid and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium-low heat to allow the masalas to be absorbed well. Uncover the lid and sprinkle a little water to moisten the besan flour. Stir fry on high flame for another 5 minutes until the raw smell of besan flour disappears. **See video for reference. Add some lime juice and serve broccoli stir fry with besan flour hot.
Tips & Notes
You can replace garlic with ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing), but broccoli besan stir fry tastes best with garlic. Make sure not to burn the besan while cooking. Cook on medium-low flame till besan raw smell goes away. If the broccoli coating is dry, just sprinkle some water. You can use dry-roasted besan (or chickpea flour); it will fasten the cooking process. Instead of ¼ cup of besan flour, you can use 2 tablespoons of besan and 2 teaspoons of rice flour. Rice flour makes it more crispy.
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