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Cabbage Kootu Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6 People

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker, pan ,mixer jar

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Moong Dal
  • 1 1/2 cup Cabbage
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste

For Coconut Paste

  • 1/2 cup Grated coconut
  • 11/2 tsp cumin seeds/jeera seeds
  • 2 no. green chilli
  • 2 tsp rice flour

For the Seasoning

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 3/4 tsp urad dal
  • 2 no dried red chilli
  • a pinch Hing/Asafoetida
  • 1 tblsp coriander leaves(optional)
  • few curry leaves

Instructions

  • Wash dal , cabbage and chop the cabbage finely .
  • In pressure cooker ,add moong dal along with cabbage and turmeric powder . Pour 1/2 to 2 cups of water.
  • Pressure cook in medium flame for 1 whistle and allow the pressure to cool down. Moong dal must be softened and mushy .
  • In meantime, prepare the coconut paste, take all the ingredients in mixer jar and grind to smooth paste with added little water.
  • Once the pressure is released ,add the coconut paste and cook for another 5 to 7 minute.
  • If the moong dal and cabbage is thick add 2 to 3 tbsp of water . Dal might stick and burn if there is no enough water.

Tempering :

  • Add tablespoon of oil in a small kadai,add in mustard seeds ,once it splutter add in the curry leaves and dried red chillies stir well and swtich off the slame.
  • Pour the tempered ingredients to the cabbage kootu mixture.Garnish the kootu with coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with cooked rice topped with spoon of ghee.