Cabbage Kootu

Category: Kootu / Lunch
Preparation Time: 15 mins 
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: 3-4 servings

Cabbage Kootu

 Ingredients:

• Cabbage, finely chopped - Around 2 cups, tightly packed
• Moong Dhal - 1/4 cup
• Channa Dhal - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Castor Oil - few drops
• Salt - to taste
• Water - as needed

For Grinding:

• Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 1-2 (Adjust as per spiciness)
• Small Onions - 4-5 nos

For Tempering:

• Coconut Oil - 1 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Asafoetida - a generous pinch

Method:

1. Wash and finely chop the cabbage and cook in a separate vessel with required water until its done. We can also pressure cook it along with dhal, if we want little crunchy we can cook in this way
   
   
   
   
2. In a pressure cooker, add the dhals,turmeric powder, few drops of castor oil and required water; cook in medium flame for 2-3 whistles
3. Meanwhile grind the coconut, cumin seeds, small onions and red chillies into a fine paste
   
4. Once the dhal gets cooked, open up the lid and mash them well
   
5. Add the cooked cabbage to the mashed dal and cook for 2-3 mins
   
6. Add the ground coconut paste to the cooked dhal and allow to boil for few mins in low to medium flame
   
7. Add required salt and once it reaches kootu consistency (little thick), switch it off
   
8. In a small pan, heat coconut oil and once it becomes hot add the mustard seeds followed by curry leaves and switch it off and then add asafoetida
   
9. Pour the tadka into the kootu
   
10. Serve hot with Rice!!