Cabbage Kootu / Cabbage Lentils Coconut Curry / Cabbage Dal Curry

Ingredients

1. Chana dal/split peas 1/4 cup
2. Moongdal/Yellow lentils 1/2 cup 
3. Cabbage 1 and 1/2 cup (chopped) 
4. Onion 1 small size 
5. Tomato 1 small size
6. Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
7. Salt     to taste
8. Cilantro      few finely chopped to garnish

To Wet Grind

1. Coconut 1/4cup (shredded)
2. Green chillies 5 no.s 
3. Garlic flakes 1 no 
4. Ginger 1 inch 
5. Cumin seeds 1 tsp 
6. Pepper corns 1 tsp 
7. Dalia/Roasted gram dal 1 tbsp

for tempering

• Mustard seeds  1tsp
• Dry red chilli     1 no.(broke)
• Curry leaves      1 twig
• Cumin seeds      1tsp
• Hing                  1/4 tsp or more
• Oil /ghee            2 tsp

Method

• Grind the ingredients under the heading "To Wet Grind" using little water to a smooth paste n keep aside. 
• Chop the vegetables and keep ready. 

• Cook chana dal & moongdal together with 2-3 cups of water using turmeric powder when it is 3/4th done, add vegetables and ground coconut paste. 

• Mix well add necessary salt and cook covered till the raw smell of the masala goes off. 

• Now in a small pan heat oil and add all tempering items one by one. 
• then add the tempering to the kootu/curry . 
• Cabbage kootu is ready.It goes well with rice, rotis n dosa.

Note:
this koottu can be done with chana dal alone or moongdal alone but the combo gives nice taste.
instead of cabbage u can also add, chayote, turnip, radish, bottle gourd and ash gourd or any deisred vegetables.