Sunday, December 16, 2007

Cabbage curry


The compliment I got from my father-in-law for this dish is, " I never eat cabbage except the cabbage fry. This is the first time I ate a second dish of cabbage and actually liked it"
Preparation time: 45min.
Working time: 20 min.
Ingredients:
Cabbage: 1 small (fine chop)
Green peas: 1/2 cup
( Cook them along with water in microwave for 15 min if dry green peas are being used)
Onion: 1 small (fine chop)
Green chilies: 2 (fine chop)
Split gram : 1 tbsp
(Chana Dal)
Grated coconut: 2 tbsp
Oil: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric: 1/4 tsp
Seasoning;
Mustard: 1/2 tsp
Cumin: 1/2 tsp
Split black gram: 1/2 tsp
(Urad Dal)
Red chili: 1
Curry leaves: 4
Method:
Boil water in a pan
Add cabbage, peas, Chana Dal.
Cook for 15 min on medium heat or until they become soft.
When they are done, drain the water and squeeze them to take out the remaining water.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add seasoning in the same order.
Add green chili and onion.
Saute until they turn golden brown.
Add salt, turmeric and squeezed vegetables.
Mix well.
Add grated coconut.
Cook for 2 more minutes.

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