Cabbage Poriyal & koottu

 Here I am giving out the recipes for the Cabbage poriyal & koottu…

Ingredients:

 Cabbage – 1
Onion/Vengayam – 1
Green chilly - 2
Salt- as needed
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Refined oil – 3 tsp
Chopped coconut – 1/4 cup (small amount)
Ginger – small pinch

For seasoning:

Mustard seed – ½ tsp
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Channa dal – 3 tsp

Method:
 
Cut/shred  the cabbage into very small piece and keep it aside.
Heat a pan and add oil and do seasoning with mustard,urad dal & channa dal.
Add chopped  onion ,green chillies,ginger .Once onion is turned into brown in color ,add cabbage, turmeric powder and salt  by keeping it in low flame and stir it till it is well cooked. There is no need to add water since it should be cooked in oil.
Add finely chopped coconut and stir for 3 minutes
Cabbage poriyal  is ready!

Note:
If the green chilly is not there, you can add red chilly instead.
There is another method too. We can cook cabbage, turmeric powder  and channa dal with sufficient amount of water & salt as needed instead of frying it in oil and keep it aside. Heat a pan and add oil and do seasoning with mustard,urad dal . Add chopped  onion ,green chillies,ginger.Once onion is turned into brown in color ,add cabbage & channa dal  by keeping it in low flame and stir it till it is well mixed. Add finely chopped coconut and stir for 3 minutes. Cabbage koottu is ready to be served.