Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Cabbage Dhal

This is a simple dish which everybody love to have very often.Very easy to cook.
Some of my friends are fond of this dhal.Goes good wid hot rice and dosa or chapati.

Ingredients :

1 cup split moong dhal
1 cup of cabbage chopped into chunks
Turmeric a pinch
Onion small size 1 finely chopped
Garlic pods 3
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Tomato 2 finely chopped
Salt for taste
Cilantro for garnishing

For Seasoning:

Oil 4-5 tsp
Mustard
Jeera half tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Green chillies 4/or dry red chillies
Onion small size chopped finely
Curry leaves.

Method for preparation:

Put dhal,cabbage, tomato, turmeric, garlic pods, onion and red chilly powder and add abt 3 cups of water in a cooker and pressure cook it. (3 whistle is enough)
After the release of pressure nicely smash the dhal wid wooden masher.

Now keep a pan to heat and add oil when oil is hot, add mustard, jeera when it splitters add greenchillies (chopped) and onion (chopped)curry leaves and asafoetida and fry it and add it to cooked dhal and put salt and garnish wid cilantro.

Tomato Dhal