Broccoli Sambar Recipe
Ingredients
- Broccoli florets - 1 cup (or from half of a medium sized broccoli)
- Carrots - 1 (chopped into medium sized pieces)
- Shallots - 10 / Big onions - 1 (peeled and chopped)
- Tomato - 1 (chopped into cubes)
- Toor dal / Thuvaram paruppu - 1 cup (150 grams)
- Coriander leaves - A handful
- Curry leaves - Few
- Sambar powder - 1 spoon
- Red chilli powder - 1 spoon
- Turmeric powder - 2 pinches + a pinch
- Asafoetida / Hing - 2 pinches
- Jaggery / Vellam - A small piece
- Tamarind pulp / paste - 1 spoon (optional)
- Salt - As per taste
- Oil - 2 spoons
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 483g | |
| Calories 163 | |
| Calories from Fat 14 | 9% |
| Total Fat 1.63g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat 0.19g | 1% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 163mg | 7% |
| Potassium 1492mg | 43% |
| Total Carbs 33.29g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 11.9g | 40% |
| Sugars 11.51g | 8% |
| Protein 11.52g | 18% |
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