Cabbage Masala Poriyal

Ingredients

• • Cabbages (finely cut) - 2 cups
• • Onions (chopped) - 3 tablespoons
• • Tamarind extract - a little
• • Thuar dal (cooked) - ¼ cup
• • Salt - as required
• • Jaggery - as required (optional)
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

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Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Red chillies - 8
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 2 tablespoons
• • Coriander seeds - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Pepper - ½ teaspoon

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Method

• 1. Cook Cabbage separately in just enough water till soft or steam for few minutes.
• 2. Heat oil in a frying pan, add chopped onions and fry till golden.
• 3. Add cabbage, ground paste and fry for few minutes till good smell comes.
• 4. Add tamarind extract, salt, cooked dal and fry till it becomes a thick paste.
• 5. Serve with rice or chapati.

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Note - Other Suggested Vegetables

• • Boiled, peeled potato which is diced into big cubes.
• • French beans or broad beans cut into ½ inch pieces and steam cooked.
• • A combination of cabbage and potato.
• • Finely chopped, cooked beetroot.