Cabbage Curry/ Cabbage Kootu

Very Efficient use of  Cabbage with the soft flavour of payatham paruppu and the grounded mixture
mixture of ginger, garlic.
It is a very healthy recipe and very very easy to make. It just takes 15mins and your lunch is ready.

 I made this cabbage kootu along with lady's finger.

  I have written down recipes for both.

Ingredients:

1. Cabbage                                             1 cup (Tightly packed)

2. Payatham paruppu                                  1/2 cup

3. Ginger                                                 2 pieces( of 1/2 inch )

4. Garlic                                                  6-7 Pods

5. Green Chillies                                   2-3

6. fennel Seeds                                     1/4 tsp

7. Mustard Seeds

8. Turmeric Powder                              1/4 Tsp

9. Curry Leaves                                      a hand ul

10. Coriander Leaves                             to garnish

11. Dry Red Chillies                               2 To garnish

I have not used Coconut in this recipe. But if your a coconut lover you can add it when you grinding  ginger, garlic and green chillies.

11. Coconut                                            1/4 cup(OPTIONAL)

Method:

1.Soak the Paruppu/ Dal in water for 10 mins. Finely Chop the cabbage .

2. Grind Ginger, Garlic, Fennel Seeds and Green Chillies into a fine paste.

3. In a pressure cooker, Pour in oil Then add Mustard Seeds and the grounded paste.

4. Add Turmeric powder , salt saute it for 1 min. Then add the cabbage and dal/parappu along with 2 cups of water.

5. Pressure Cook for 2-3 whistles then turn off the flame.

6. Add a few drops of oil in a pan . Add in the red chillies and curry leaves.

7.Pour this into the Kottu.


Serve it Hot with Steamed rice.

Lady's Finger Poriyal

Everyone prepares Lady's Finger in their own style. But I prefer this way.

Please try it this way and Let me Know your Feedback.

Ingredients:

1. Lady's Finger                                        250gms.

2. Onion                                                      1

3. Curry leaves                                         a handful

4. Mustard Seeds                                  

5. Sambar Powder(red chilli+coriander powder+turmeric powder)                    1 tsp

6.Oil

7. Salt

Method:

1.Whenever you make Lady's Finger cut them as preferred . Take a pan add 1 tsp oil and little salt. Fry these lady's finger for 2-3 mins tossing in between.
This will reduce the stickiness.

2.Cook Until they are half cooked. transfer it to a plate.
Now add oil to the same pan, Mustard seeds, Curry leaves and chopped onion. Once they turn pink, Add in the Lady's Finger. Cook for 3 mins tossing in between.

3. Then add the Spices and cook till the lady's finger is soft . Add salt if required.

Your lady's Finger is Ready. If you need it to be crispy then fry little more.