Masala Broccoli

Name: Masala Broccoli
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 14 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium broccoli head; 1 ripe tomato; 1 green chilli, or to taste; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp brown mustard seeds; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 2 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp soft brown sugar; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp ground coriander; Fine sea salt, to taste; Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); 1 tsp mango powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Throughout this book I have delicately added spices, to retain the flavour of the vegetables. This masala broccoli is a great example. I hope this book helps you to appreciate that sometimes less is more.

Ingredients

1 medium broccoli head
1 ripe tomato
1 green chilli, or to taste

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Cut the broccoli into small florets.
Finely chop the tomato and slit the green chilli lengthways.
Place a wok on a high heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 100ml (3½fl oz/scant ½ cup) hot kettle water, oil, cumin seeds, brown mustard seeds, broccoli, tomato, tomato paste, turmeric, chilli powder,