Cabbage kootu | Muttaikose moong dal kootu

Cuisine Style: Tamil nadu, south india | Preparation&Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Kootu, Curry,kulambhu | Take with : Rice, idli, dosa

Ingredients

• Cabbage [muttaikose, patha gobi]] – 1 cup[chopped or grated]
• Moong dal[pachai paruppu]– 3 tbsp
• Dry red chilli – 1
• Green chilli -1
• Onion – 1 [chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Dry roast moong dal then wash.
• Boil moong dal with turmeric powder in an open pan for 15 min
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
• Then add bengal gram, urad dal saute.
• Add onion, dry red chilli, green chilli & curry leaves sauté till soft.
• Add cabbage sauté for 3 min.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder & salt sauté well.
• Add enough water cook till soft
• Then add boiled moong dal mix well
• Then cut off heat, serve hot with rice or chapatti.

Muttaikose moong dal kootu