Cabbage Channa Dhal Curry / Muttaigoes Kadalai paruppu poriyal

  

Ingredients:

Cabbage - 2 cups( chopped)

Channa Dhal - 3/4 Cup

Onion - 1/2 cup (chopped)

Tomato - 1/2 cup (sliced)

Ginger Garlic paste - 1tsp

Turmeric power - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1tsp or to taste

Coriander powder - 1 tsp or to taste

(or)

Kuzhambu Milagai thool  - 2tsp or to taste

Water - 11/2 cup

Salt - To taste

Cilantro - For Garnishing

For Seasoning:

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dhal - 1/4 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1/4tsp

Curry leaves - As required

Method:

• Wash & Soak Chana dhal for 10 minutes.
• Half cook Chana dhal in a open pan with enough water. Once cooked, drain water and keep it aside. (Do not pressure cook chana dhal, it will become mushy).
• Heat Oil in a pan or kadai, add mustard seed and allow it to splutter, then add remaining seasoning ingredients as listed.
• Add chopped onion, fry for 5minutes in medium heat, then add ginger garlic paste & saute it until raw smell disappear.
• Add chopped cabbage, fry for 2 minutes & add chopped tomato.
• Cover & cook for 4 ~ 5 minutes in medium heat. Stir in between.
• Add turmeric powder, Red chili powder, coriander powder & salt. Mix well .  Adjust Salt to taste.
• Add cooked chana dhal to cabbage mixture & mix well.
• Cover & cook in low heat. Stir in between.( if needed drizzle little water to the cabbage mixture.)
• When cabbage mixture cooked well, turn off the heat.
• Garnish & Serve with sambar, rasam rice.