Cabbage kootu

This cabbage recipe is from my mom. This recipe tastes very mild and goes really well as a side dish for a spicy main dish like Sambar or kara kolambu.

Ingredients:

Cabbage 1.5 cup
toor dal - 3/4 cup
Sambar powder - 1-2 tbsp
grated coconut - 2 tsp
salt for taste

Tempering:

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves
Green chillies - 3
Onion - 2 medium
Ginger - 1 inch size finely chopped

1. Pressure cook toor dal and cabbage for 3 whistles. Place the dal at the bottom of the vessel and top it with cabbage.
2. Add oil to the pan and add the tempering ingredients in the order listed above.

   

   Left: Toor dal, middle: cabbage, and right: cooked cabbage and dal (I place the dal under the cabbage). 

3. Add the cooked cabbage and dal to this. Cover and cook for 5 mins in medium heat
4. Add sambar powder and mix well and cook for another 3 mins with the lid on. 
   
5. Add coconut and cook for 2-3 mins. 
6. Serve it as a side dish with rice or chapathi. 

 Note: you can vary the amount of green chillies and sambar powder to taste. As i like very less spice i stick to this amount.