Ingredients

• For Usili:
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Red chillies - 3
• Hing - 1 pinch
• Salt - To taste
• Curry leaves - 1 stick
• For curry:
• Broccoli - 1 bunch (cooked with salt and turmeric powder)
• Seasoning:
• Oil
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Green chillies - 1
• Curry leaves - 1 stick

How to Make Broccoli Paruppu Usili

• Grind the ingredients for usili into a coarse paste. Steam paste for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the seasoning.
• When golden brown, add the cooled usili and fry on low fire until it becomes small and crispy.
• When golden brown, add the cooked broccoli and fry for 5-10 minutes.
• This goes well with vathal kuzhambu rice or morkuzhambu.