Malai broccoli
Malai broccoli, from above
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Malai broccoli

Broccoli in a creamy cashew marinade with grill marks. The vegetable that wins wedding buffets.

40 minTime
9 gProtein each
mildSpice
Broccoli joins the tandoor2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMalai broccoli, North Indian restaurant style.
The original
179kcalsame
9 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
40minutessame

Malai broccoli.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Broccoli2 heads, large florets
Hung curd (greek yogurt)½ cup
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)3 tbsp
Processed cheese (american cheese)¼ cup, grated
Cashews12, soaked and ground
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Green chilli1, ground
White pepper½ tsp
Cardamoma pinch
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)½ tsp
Lemon juice2 tsp
Butter2 tsp, melted
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Blanch broccoli 90 seconds, plunge into iced water, drain and pat very dry.
  2. 2Whisk hung curd, cream, cheese, cashew paste, ginger garlic, chilli, spices, lemon and salt.
  3. 3Coat broccoli and rest 20 minutes.
  4. 4Grill at 230 C or on a hot tawa for 8 to 10 minutes, basting with butter.
Serve it like this

Arrange on a sizzler or platter with lemon wedges and mint chutney. Serve hot.

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What goes with Malai broccoli: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Butter naan40 min
On the side Hari chutney10 min
On the side Soya chunks pepper fry30 min
A little snack Malai paneer tikka50 min
To drink Kiwi cooler8 min
To drink Cucumber cooler8 min
Something sweet Atta jaggery cake60 min
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