Beetroot Broccoli Curry

Ingredients:

• Beetroot – 3 pieces
• Broccoli – 200gms
• Besan Gram Flour – 3 tbsp.
• Garlic – 3 flakes
• Onion -1
• mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp.
• cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp.
• chana dal – 1/2 tsp.
• urad dal – 1 tsp.
• Turmeric – small pinch
• red chilipowder -1tsp.
• Garam masala -1 tsp.
• curry leaves – 10
• Oil for cooking
• salt to taste

Preparation:

• Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a Pan, add sliced broccoli pieces  with salt. Cover the lid cook it in a steam for 6 mins. If you add broccoli with salt, it leaves water. This water is sufficient for cooking broccoli. When the broccoli half cooked, transfer the broccoli pieces to a bowl and cover the lid.
• Cut the beetroot into small pieces . Take a pressure cooker, add beetroot pieces with salt and little water. Cook it until 2 whistles. After pressure get released, filter the water (don’t throw away. later we need cooked beetroot water) and keep the dry beetroot pieces.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add mustard seeds, when it sprinkles, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, urad dal, chana dal and fry it for few mins until all the ingredients turn to light brown color.
• Now add chopped onions to the tempering. Fry until it turns golden brown colour. Add masala powder (turmeric, red chili powder and garam masala) and mix well.
• Add cooked beetroot to masala ingredients which is in the pan. Cook it in a low flame for 2 mins.
• Now, add Broccoli pieces to the masala mixture and mix all the ingredients well. Cover the lid cook it for 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle besan flour on top of the mixture. Now, add filtered beetroot water (from Step 2) mix well and cover the lid. Cook the curry until the curry becomes thick and add finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.