Vegetable Bhaji is delicious, healthy and nutritious curry prepared using vegetables of your choice and chana dal. This dish can be served with any rice or bread recipes for lunch / dinner. All the vegetables are cooked and mashed along with chana dal so that the flavors are combined. This is very satisfying, tasty, easy and filling dish with high fiber content and low fat.
Preparation time : 30 minutes
Serves : 5
Ingredients for Vegetable Bhaji
Split Chana Dal / Split Chickpeas - ½ cup
Onion chopped - 1
Ginger grated - ½
Small Green chilli - 4
Potato chopped - 1
Carrot chopped - 1
Cauliflower - 6 florets
Tomato chopped - 1
Frozen Green peas - ¼ cup
Spinach/palak - ½ bunch
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - 5 strands
Vegetable oil - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For the tempering
Vegetable oil - 1 tsp
Crushed Garlic cloves - 5
Asafoetida/Hing - ¼ tsp
Dry Red chilli - 1
Steps to prepare Vegetable Bhaji
- Pressure cook the chana dal adding water at least ½ inch above dal for 1 whistle.
- Heat oil in non stick pan. add cumin seeds. when they crackle add the onion, ginger, green chilli and saute for minute.
- Now add all the other vegetables , salt and around 2 to 3 cups of water. cover with lid and bring to to nice boil till all the veggies are soft and cooked. This might take about 10 minutes.
- Add the cooked channa dal, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander leaves and mash everything together.
- Bring this to nice boil. adjust the water if required. the consistency of the curry should be thick.
- Meanwhile heat oil in small pan. add the dry red chilli, crushed garlic cloves, hing and saute till the garlic becomes golden brown.
- Add this tempering to the curry and mix well.
- Vegetable Bhaji is now ready. Serve hot and enjoy.
Tip:
- Use any vegetables of your choice.
- You can also prepare this dish in pressure cooker. add all the vegetables along with the chana dal and spices in pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistles till the vegetables are mashed. then add the tempering to it.
- Vary the amount of green chillis and red chilli powder as per your taste.
- If you do not have pressure cooker, cook the dal in pot with water for about 30 to 40 minutes.
Anu Yalo
Healty and nutritious!!
Kushi
Thank you Anu 🙂
Nalini Somayaji
yummy and perfect vegetable bhaji,...tasty and healthy side dish .
Kushi
Thank you Nalini 🙂
Puneet
Yummy, I love Pao-bhaji and this looks so tempting!!!
Kushi
Thank you Puneet 🙂
Nalini Somayaji
lovely side dish to go hand in hand with all the main dishes..aromatic and healthy..dish
Kushi
Thank you Nalini 🙂
rajani
U had posted a kadhai vegetable few days bk
Kushi
You want the recipe or name ?