Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Indian recipes category.

Cabbage Kootu Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup dal (toor dal or moong dal)
2 cups cabbage chopped
2 to 3 tbsps tamarind (adjust to taste)
1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
1/2 tsp turmeric
to roast and grind
3 tbsps coconut fresh or frozen grated
2 to 4 dried red chilies (less spicy kind)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 to 1 1/2 tbsps chana dal (bengal gram)
to season
1 tsp ghee or 2 tsps oil
1 sprig curry leaves
3/4 tsp mustard seeds
1 pinch hing (asafoetida)

Recipe Instructions:

Soak tamarind in little water.
Set aside.
Add dal to a bowl and rinse it well.
Pour 1 cup water to the dal.
Pressure cook dal till soft.
I usually cook for 3 whistles in pressure cooker.
You can also pressure cook cabbage with dal, but i prefer to add it later to avoid over cooking.
While the dal cooks, chop cabbage.
Rinse it well and drain completely.
Meanwhile in a small tadka pan, dry roast chana dal and red chilies until deep golden and aromatic.
Then add jeera and fry for 30 seconds.
Add coconut and fry for 1 to 2 mins.
Cool and make a fine paste with little water.
Making cabbage kootu
when the pressure releases add cabbage to the cooked dal.
Add turmeric and ground kootu paste.
Stir and cook.
When the cabbage is cooked add tamarind.
Taste test and add more salt if needed.
Tempering
heat ghee or oil in a pan for tempering.
Add mustard, red chilli and curry leaves.
When they begin to splutter, add hing.
Switch off and pour this to the cabbage kootu.
Give a good mix and serve with rice or roti.

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