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# Cabbage Kootu Recipe
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| **Prep time** | 10 min |
| **Cook time** | 30 min |
| **Total time** | 40 min |
| **Serves** | 4 servings |
## Ingredients
### for masala paste:
* ½ cup coconut *(grated)*
* 1 tsp cumin / jeera
* 1 tbsp rice *(soaked)*
* 2 chilli
* ½ cup water
### for tempering:
* 2 tsp oil
* 1 tsp mustard
* ½ tsp urad dal
* few curry leaves
* pinch of hing / asafoetida
* 1 dried red chilli
### other ingredients:
* ½ cup moong dal *(soaked)*
* 2½ cup water
* 2 cup cabbage *(finely chopped)*
* few curry leaves
* ¼ tsp turmeric
* ¾ tsp salt
## 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.
## Step-by-step
firstly, in a kadai take ½ cup moong dal soaked for 30 minutes.
add 2 cup water, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
cook till the dal is half cooked.
further, add 2 cup finely chopped cabbage, few curry leaves and ¼ tsp turmeric.
mix well and cover and boil for 10 minutes.
now in a blender take ½ cup coconut, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tbsp soaked rice and 2 chilli.
add ½ cup water and blend to smooth paste.
add in prepared masala paste to the mixture, ¾ tsp salt, ½ cup water and mix well.
cover and cook for 10 minutes or till coconut gets cooked completely.
now prepare the tempering by heating 2 tsp oil.
add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, few curry leaves, a pinch of hing and 1 dried red chilli.
all the tempering to splutter and pour over kootu. mix well.
finally, serve **cabbage kootu** / **cabbage dal** with hot steamed rice.
## Video
## 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.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/cabbage-kootu-recipe-muttaikose-kootu/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/cabbage-kootu-recipe-muttaikose-kootu/)
