Cabbage Poriyal

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	10 min
Total time	20 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ¾ tsp urad dal
• ¾ tsp chana dal
• few curry leaves
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• 2 cup cabbage (finely chopped)
• ¾ tsp turmeric / haldi
• 1 tsp jaggery / gud / bella
• salt to taste
• ¼ cup water

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for masala:

• 3 tbsp coconut (fresh)
• 2 dried kashmiri red chilli
• ¾ tsp cumin / jeera

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a large kadai heat oil.
2. further add 1 tsp mustard seeds, ¾ tsp urad dal, ¾ tsp chana dal, few curry leaves and pinch of hing.
3. allow to splutter.
4. now add 2 cups of finely chopped cabbage and saute for a minute.
5. furthermore, add ¾ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp jaggery and salt to taste.
6. additionally, add ¼ cup of water and mix well.
7. cover and cook for 5 minutes.
8. now prepare the masala by blending 3 tbsp coconut, 2 dried kashmiri red chilli and ¾ tsp cumin.
9. blend to coarse paste without adding any water.
10. add the masala paste to cabbage stir fry and give a good mix.
11. simmer for 2 minutes so that cabbage absorbs flavours.
12. finally, serve cabbage poriyal along with hot steamed rice or chapathi.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, chop the cabbage finely so that it cooks faster.
• also add rasam powder or sambar powder for more flavours.
• additionally, add in chopped capsicum for variation.
• finally, cabbage poriyal taste great when prepared slightly crunchy.