Broccoli Besan Sabji | Broccoli Stir Fry with Chickpea Flour

5 from 4 votes

Broccoli Besan Sabji | Broccoli Stir Fry with Chickpea Flour

Broccoli Besan Sabji | Broccoli Stir Fry with Chickpea flour is a delicious and healthy stir fry made with broccoli, besan, garlic, and a few spices under 10 minutes.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword broccoli besan stir fry, broccoli recipes, broccoli stir fry, broccoli stir fry indian, indian broccoli recipes, vegetarian broccoli recipes

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 222kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Ingredients

1.5-2 cups broccoli cut into bite sized florets (washed and dried)
2 tablespoons oil
½ teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon green chilies finely chopped
¼ cup chickpea flour (Besan)
¼ teaspoon turmeric Powder
½ teaspoon red chili powder
½ teaspoon cumin (jeera) powder
½ teaspoon coriander Powder
½ teaspoon dry mango (amchur powder)
½ teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon lime juice

Instructions

In a bowl combine chickpea/besan flour, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder, garam masala, salt & keep aside.
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add cumin seeds, garlic, and green chilies and saute for 30 secs.
Next, add broccoli florets. Saute on a medium flame for 30 secs and then close the lid and cook for 3-4 minutes till broccoli is half cooked.
Add salt and sprinkle half of the chickpea flour mixture evenly over all of the florets and mix gently.
Then add the remaining mixture and mix well. Make sure they are well coated.
Close the lid and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium-low heat so that masala's are absorbed well.
Uncover the lid and sprinkle some water to moisten the besan flour.
Stir fry on high flame for another 5 minutes till the raw smell of besan goes away. **See video for reference.
Add some lime juice and serve hot with chapati or rice and dal.

Notes

Tips & Variations

You can replace garlic with ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing). Broccoli besan stir fry tastes best with garlic.
Makes sure not to burn the besan (chickpea flour) while cooking. Cook on medium-low flame till besan raw smell goes away. If broccoli coating is dry just sprinkle some water.
You can use dry roasted besan or chickpea flour, it will fasten the cooking process.
Instead of ¼ cup of besan flour, you can use 2 tablespoons of besan and 2 teaspoons of rice flour. Rice flour makes it more crispy.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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