Cabbage Dhal

Cabbage dhal is very simple and comfort meal. Cabbage helps to prevent cancer and have low calories. It goes well with both rice & chapati. This recipe which can be prepare in just 15minutes.

Cabbage Dhal

Ingredients: Serve - 4

• Moong dhal – ½ cup
• Cabbage – ¼ kilo (chopped)
• Water - 1 & 1/2 glass
• Onion –2
• Tomato -1
• Green chilies – 4 (cut as length wise)
• Cumin seeds – ½tspn
• Turmeric powder – a pinch
• Garlic pieces – 5
• Oil – 2tspn
• Mustard seeds – ½tspn
• Urad dhal – ½spn
• Curry leaf  as required
• Coriander leaves – chopped
• Salt - 1 & 1/2spn(adjust to taste)
• Asafetida – pinch

The Following picture shows the step by step process for Cabbage Dhal:

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Method:

1. Take a cooker, add moong dhal and clean with fresh water. Soak moong dhal for 10min (figure 1)
2. In dhal add 1 & 1/2 glass of water,1 onion, tomato, green chili, garlic, cumin seeds and turmeric powder.(figure 2)
3. Now add washed cabbage and close the lid with weight.(figure 3)
4. Keep the cooker in medium flame and cook for 2 vessels.(figure 4)
5. Open the cooker slowly, add salt and mix well. If required add little water. (figure 5)
6. Take a pan, heat 2tspn oil, add mustard seeds and wait for crackle. Then add urad dhal, curry leafs ,vadium prepared at home (or)1 chopped onion saute for 1minute in a medium flame. Add this mixture to the dhal. (figure 6 & 7)
7. Add asadofida and cook for 2minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve in bowl. (figure 8 & 9)

 Cabbage dhal is ready to serve !

Additional Tips:-

• Wash the cabbage for at least 3 times in water to remove dust.
• In step 4 cook the curry for only 2 vessels or else cabbage will mash.