Cabbage Kootu Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	30 min
Total time	40 min
Serves	4 servings

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Ingredients

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for masala paste:

• ½ cup coconut (grated)
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• 1 tbsp rice (soaked)
• 2 chilli
• ½ cup water

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for tempering:

• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard
• ½ tsp urad dal
• few curry leaves
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• 1 dried red chilli

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other ingredients:

• ½ cup moong dal (soaked)
• 2½ cup water
• 2 cup cabbage (finely chopped)
• few curry leaves
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ¾ tsp salt

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a kadai take ½ cup moong dal soaked for 30 minutes.
2. add 2 cup water, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
3. cook till the dal is half cooked.
4. further, add 2 cup finely chopped cabbage, few curry leaves and ¼ tsp turmeric.
5. mix well and cover and boil for 10 minutes.
6. now in a blender take ½ cup coconut, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tbsp soaked rice and 2 chilli.
7. add ½ cup water and blend to smooth paste.
8. add in prepared masala paste to the mixture, ¾ tsp salt, ½ cup water and mix well.
9. cover and cook for 10 minutes or till coconut gets cooked completely.
10. now prepare the tempering by heating 2 tsp oil.
11. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, few curry leaves, a pinch of hing and 1 dried red chilli.
12. all the tempering to splutter and pour over kootu. mix well.
13. finally, serve cabbage kootu / cabbage dal with hot steamed rice.

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Step-by-step

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Video

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Notes

• firstly, to prepare cabbage dal in cooker, pressure cook by adding everything for 3 whistles.
• also, do not overcook moong dal as it turns to paste and doesn’t taste good.
• additionally, adjust the consistency by adding water as required.
• finally, cabbage kootu / cabbage dal tastes great when served slightly spicy and hot.