Cabbage Kootu

I learned this recipe from amma. Kootu with steamed white rice and a dollop of ghee is a wonderful combination to relish on.

Ingredients

Cabbage: 2 cups chopped pieces

Moong Dal (or) Toor Dal: 1/2 cup

Turmeric Powder: 1/4 teaspoon

Salt: as per taste

Green Chilli: 4 (adjust as per taste)

Grated Coconut: 1/4 Cup

Cumin Seeds: 1 teaspoon

Shallots: 6; roughly chopped (Optional)

Mustard Seeds: 1/4 teaspoon

Curry Leaves: 1 twig

Oil: 1 teaspoon

Instructions

1. Grind coconut, green chillis, and cumin seeds into a fine paste with little water.

2. Pressure cook dal and keep aside.

3. Cook cabbage in half cup of water.

4. Add cooked dal, turmeric powder, shallots, salt and ground paste to cabbage and combine well. Bring to boil and cook on medium flame till the curry reaches required consistency. Remove from heat and keep aside.

5. Heat oil in a wok. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add curry leaves and saute till the leaves are crispy.

6. Pour this tempering into the curry and combine well. Serve hot with steamed rice.