Senagapappu Cabbage Kura / Chana dal Cabbage Curry

One cabbage recipe I can't tell no is Senagapappu Cabbage Kura / Chana dal Cabbage Curry. My mom used to make dal recipe everyday. Among all I really like senagapappu/Chana dal recipes. Senagapappu/chana dal will add more flavor to the veggies whether it is carrot or cabbage. For this curry, senagapappu/chana dal is soaked and cooked along with cabbage and tempered and garnished with grated coconut.

Serves : 2

Prep time : 5 minutes

Cook Time : 25 to 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• Chopped Cabbage - 2 cups
• Senagapappu/Bengal gram/Chana dal - 1/4 cup
• Grated Coconut - 4 tbsp
• Water - 3/4 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

For Tempering/Poppu:

• Avalu/Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Minapappu/Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Garlic cloves - 4
• Red chilli - 1
• Green chillies - 4, slit length wise
• Curry leaves - 5
• Oil - 2 tbsp

Preparation:

• Soak senagapappu/ chana dal for 1/2 hour.
• Cook cabbage and senagapappu/chan dal along with turmeric powder in cooker adding 3/4 cup water up to 3 whistles and drain water from cabbage and chana dal if any. If you put more water, don't through it. Make rasam with the water.

• Heat oil in a pan , add all the ingredients under tempering and fry till urad dal turn brown and mustard seeds splutter.
• Add cabbage mixture and cook 10 minutes.
• Add coconut, salt and cook for a minute and serve with rice.