BROCCOLI TAKA TAK / BROCCOLI MASALA

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:
1 head broccoli

1-2 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion finely chopped
3-4 garlic cloves chopped
1/2" ginger finely chopped
1 green chili finely chopped
1 tomato pureed or 2 tbsp ready made tomato puree
1/2 capsicum finely chopped (preferably red or yellow)
1-2 tsp schezwan sauce as per taste
2 tbsp hung yogurt
1/2 tsp degi mirch
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp catch sabzi masala
salt to taste
1-2 tsp tomato ketchup (optional)
chopped coriander leaves for garnishing (optional)

Method:

1. Wash and chop broccoli into medium size florets. keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadahi (wok) and crackle cumin seeds then add onions, ginger, garlic and green chilies and cook till the onions start changing color.
3. Now add chopped broccoli,salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
4. Simmer the gas and cook under lid till the broccoli becomes tender stirring occasionally. If required add a tbsp. of water.
5. Now add rest of the ingredients and mix well.
6. Cook further for 4-5 minutes till all the water present evaporates and all the spices coat broccoli well.
7. Sprinkle chopped coriander and mix well, serve hot with daal and chapati or paranta or poori or you can serve it as a snack as it is served in wedding reception parties.

Notes: 

1. If you like you can stir fry broccoli in some oil and make a masala from rest of the ingredients and mix broccoli and masala afterwards.