A quick and easy kootu made with cabbage and green gram dhal. The dhal is soaked for an hour before cooking. This kootu can be served with hot rice.
Cabbage Kootu
Course: KootuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings
5
servingsPrep time
1
hourCooking time
20
minutesA quick and easy kootu made with cabbage and green gram dhal. The dhal is soaked for an hour before cooking. This kootu can be served with hot rice.
Ingredients
Cabbage – 1 medium size piece
Bengal gram dhal – 1 tablespoon
Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoons
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Red Chillies – 3 Nos
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Onion – chopped one tablespoon
Curry leaves – few
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Chop the cabbage finely and put it in a vessel with a bit of water and salt. Cook until the cabbage is soft.
- Meanwhile, soak the bengal gram dhal in water for about half an hour and cook it until it is soft.
- Grind the coconut, jeera and red chillies together into a fine paste and add it to the cooked cabbage and cooked bengal gram dhal.
- Mix everything together and cook for an additional three to five minutes in a medium flame. Finally, season the dish with mustard, chopped onion, and curry leaves.