Broccoli is always considered as a healthy vegetable, so often we end up making a soup or salad out of it but how it would be if you can have it as a Gobi Aloo sabzi.So let’s prepare it here in typical masala but still lite Indian Gobi Aloo style.
Ingredients:-
- 3 Medium Potatoes / Aloo
- 500 gm Or medium sized Broccoli / Hara Gobi
- 1 cup Peas / Matar
- 2-3 tbsp Oil / Tel
- 2 Bayleaves / Tej patta
- 6-7 Peppercorns / Kali mirch dane
- 2 Black Cardamom / Badi elaechi
- 1 inch Cinnamon / Dalchini
- 3-4 Cloves / Loung
- 1 pinch Asafoetida / Hinge
- 1/2 tsp Cumin / Zeera
- 1 tsp Ginger / Adrakh
- 3-4 green Chillies / Hari mirch
- Salt to taste / Namak swad anusar
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder / Lal mirch
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder / Haldi
- 1 tsp heaped Coriander powder / Dhaniya
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp fresh Coriander / Hara Dhaniya
Method:-
- Heat the Oil and in it drop the whole spices keeping heat low -Tej patta,Kali mirch,Badi elaechi,Dalchini,Loung,Hing and Cumin.
- Within few 30 seconds add Potatoes chopped in long pieces.Saute till lite golden stirring occasionally over medium.
- Keep heat low add grated Ginger,Chillies and Broccoli cut in small florets .Saute over medium adding Salt for about 4-5 minutes.
- Now drop in Peas continue sauting for 5 minutes more.
- You will find Broccoli gets about 50% soft.Put heat again to a low to add spices – Red Chilli powder,Turmeric,Coriander powder and Garam masala.
- Mix and then within 30-40 seconds add 1/2-1 cup Water along with 1 tablespoons of fresh Coriander.
- Pressure cook for 2–3 whistles or for 4-5 minutes.
- When pressure settles down and the the Sabzi gets soft take out in a serving bowl .
- Garnish with some more fresh Coriander.Best goes with Roti or Paratha.