Cabbage pachadi

on Thursday, March 5, 2009

Ingredients:

  • Cabbage - 1/4(finely chopped)
  • Green Chillies - 5
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tbsp
  • Red chillies - 1
  • Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
  • Chana dal - 1/2 tbsp
  • Garlic Cloves - 1 (if big)
  • Salt - 1/2 tbsp
  • Curry Leaves - few
  • Coriander leaves -1/2 fistful
  • Tamarind - 2 inch deseeded piece
  • Onion - 1/2( finely chopped )

Method:

  • Take a pan and add 2 tbsp oil and heat it . Add in the chopped cabbage, green chillies and allow to cook until cabbage turns light greenish colour. Then add the coriander, mix well and witch off the stove.
  • Let the cabbage mixture cool. Meanwhile grind jeera , garlic cloves . Add to that fried Cabbage mixture, salt and tamarind. Grind them to a paste with less than 1/4 th cup of water if needed.
  • Now heat the pan and add 1/2 tbsp oil and add mustard seeds.
  • Once Mustard seeds splutter add urad dal, chana dal, red chillies and curry leavesone after the other and fry them.
  • Add grinded cabbage mix to that and fry untill it becomes thick.
  • Add cut onions(finely chopped).
  • Serve with Hot Rice and Ghee.

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