Broccoli Pakora Masala which is a quick, yummy and healthy side dish that can be prepared in no time for a busy weekday lunch or dinner.
The pakoras here are baked and made with a mix of broccoli, onion, besan and a little spice. The yogurt gravy is light and refreshing and goes wonderfully with the pakoras. You can make this curry for your house parties and we are sure your family will love it.
Serve Broccoli Pakora Masala along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Jeera Rice and Phulka for a weekday meal.
If you like this recipe, you can also try other Broccoli Recipes for your Indian Dinner such as
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Course: Lunch
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok), Glass Mixing Bowl, Convection Microwave Oven
Cooks in 20 M
Total in 30 M
To begin making the Broccoli Pakora Masala recipe, preheat the oven to 400°F/204°C and spray a non stick cooking oil over a baking tray and keep aside.
Add the ingredients (under pakoras) in a bowl which includes broccoli, onion, rice flour, besan, baking soda, lemon juice, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and a little water. Mix well to form a thick consistency.
Take a tea spoon full of mixture and round them slightly with wet hands and place them on a baking tray.
Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes, till the top layers turn light brown. Take them out and place them aside.
You can also fry them, if you don't want the baked pakora. For frying, heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. When the oil is hot, add the pakoras one by one and fry them till it turns golden brown.
Take them out on a kitchen towel and keep it aside.
The next step is to make the yogurt gravy for the broccoli pakoras. In a wide pan, heat the oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and let it cook for about 15 to 20 seconds.
Lower the heat and add besan. Keep stirring in low heat till it turns aromatic and light golden in colour.
Once it turns golden in colour, add in the yogurt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and stir well in low heat for about 4 to 5 minutes. Add water according to your consistency.
Add salt and mix well. Then add in the pakoras and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Broccoli pakoras in spicy yogurt gravy is ready to be served. Enjoy!
Serve Broccoli Pakora Masala along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Jeera Rice and Phulka for a weekday meal.
*I choose to bake the pakoras, but they can even be air fried(using air frier) or deep fried as well.
*Any mix of chopped veggies can be added in the pakoras. Eg- shredded carrots, peas etc.