Cabbage Kootu

Ingredients

Cooking oil: 3-4 tsps

Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp

Jeera: 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves: few

tadka dhals - 1/2 tsp

Green chillies: 4-5 chopped small

Onions: 1 cup chopped small

garlic & ginger paste: 1 tbsp

Coriander powder: 2 tbsp

Tomatoes: 1 cup chopped small

Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp

Chana dal - 1 cup

Cabbage 1/2 head

Red chilli powder: 1 tsp

Chopped fresh coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Procedure

Wash & clean the channa dal. Cook Chana dal in pressure cooker for just 1 or 2 whistles. Cook to al-dente and not too mushy

Cut Cabbage to small pieces and wash it

In a sauce pan, heat oil seasoning it with mustard seeds. Once the mustard splatters add curry leaves, jeera, tadka dhal. Once the dal is well fried, add chopped onions, green chillies and turmeric.

Once the onions are fried, add garlic & ginger paste. Fry well until the raw smell goes.

Add coriander powder & chilli powder and saute for a min

Add chopped tomatoes and fry well until oil separates

Once it's fried, add chopped cabbage and fry well. Cook the cabbage with open lid. If needed add little bit water to cook the cabbage.

Once the cabbage is cooked well, add the cooked channa dal and salt to taste. 

Cook on low flame for 10 mins. Adjust consistency by adding more water if needed.

 Garnish with fresh coriander