Simple cabbage dal

 

 There are many people who is not a big fan of cabbage. But, this dish, made with cabbage and yellow moong dal, packed with proteins and fiber, will make you love this vegetable more and more. I had this dal for the first time at my friend's place. We both liked it a lot and asked her the recipe. From then, I started preparing this dish very often. It is simple, comfortable and tasty. 

Cabbage is packed with many health benefits such as lowering the cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, etc. The main surprising advantage is that, it helps in weight loss. Having half a cup of cooked cabbage a day will provide you 47% of Vitamin C required for your body.

Let's see how to prepare this.

Ingredients

For Grinding: 

• Coconut - 1 tblspn
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp (Optional)
• Shallots / Onions - 2 tsp 

For Seasoning:

• Oil - 3 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 2 nos
• Curry leaves - 1 spring

 Other Ingredients:

• Cabbage - 1 cup , shredded
• Yellow moong dal - 3/4 cup
• Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 big size
• Tomato - 1
• Green chillies - 2 nos
• Salt to taste

Method

For Grinding:

• This step is completely optional. If you do not like the fennel seeds flavor, u can avoid this step.
• Grind all the ingredients under "to grind" heading, without adding any water. 
• Keep it aside

How to Proceed:

• In a pressure cooker, heat some oil and all the seasoning ingredients one by one as under "For Seasoning" heading.
• Add onions, green chillies and salt. Cook for 3 minutes and then add tomatoes and cabbage.
• Add turmeric powder and cook for a minute. Now add in the washed moong dal to this and give it a good mix.
• Check for the seasoning and adjust accordingly. Add enough water and close the pressure cooker lid. Allow it for 5 whistles or until the dal is perfectly cooked.
• Let the pressure release by itself. Open the pressure cooker lid and add the coconut mixture to it. Mix well
• Serve it hot with hot steamed rice.