Shahi Broccoli

INGREDIENTS (For 6 adults)

• BROCCOLI - 2
• Onion - 6
• Green chilli - 5
• Cardamom - 4
• Jeera - 1 and 3/4 spoon
• Cinnamon stick - 2 inch
• Black pepper - 1 tea spoon
• Cloves - 8
• Bay leaf 
• Star Anise - 1
• Cashew Nuts - 20
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder - 2 tablespoon
• Curd - 2 cup
• Rice flour -1 teaspoon

PREPARATION:

STEP 1 : 

• Cut Broccoli into small florets. Avoid the light green florets. Use the dark ones.
• Boil them in Hot water for 5 mins similar to cauliflower
• Switch off stove and strain the water and keep it aside

STEP 2:

• Heat oil in pan , add cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise, jeera 3/4 spoon , cardamom and black pepper.
• Add fine cut onion and green chilli.Toss it well. Add salt required for onions to get cooked faster.
• Once onions are cooked, add coriander powder ,turmeric and required salt.
• Toss them well and add the cashew nuts. Once tossed well switch off stove and allow it to cool down.
• Grind it to smooth paste 

STEP 3:

• Heat oil in pan again. Add 1 spoon jeera & bayleaf 
• Add the grinded paste and 1 tumbler of water in medium flame of heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon sugar and mix it well so sugar gets dissolved. 
• Add the strained Broccoli to the gravy now and mix gently so that broccoli doesn't get smashed.
• Beat the curd well and add to the gravy
• Mix 1 teaspoon rice flour in little water so that it gets dissolved fully and add it to the gravy to gain some thickness.

Shahi Broccoli is ready to be served.

Awesome side dish for Chapati , Naan, Pulka.