Cabbage Pappu Recipe - South Indian Style Cabbage Dal Recipe - Cabbage Recipes

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Cabbage Pappu - South Indian Cabbage Dal Recipe  
Prep Time: 5 mins    |  Cook time: 20 mins    |  Serves: 4 

Author: Hari Chandana P 
Cuisine: South Indian 
Recipe type: Side Dish 
 
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Toor Dal
• 1 1/2 cups Chopped Cabbage
• 2 cups Water
• Gooseberry size ball Tamarind
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 - 3 Green Chillies
• 1 Dried Red Chilli
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Chana Dal
• 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
• 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1/8 tsp Hing
• 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
• 2 tsp Oil
• Salt to taste
• Red Chilli Powder as needed

Instructions:

1. Soak the tamarind in water for sometime and squeeze the extract out of it. Keep it aside.
2. Put the rinsed toor dal, chopped cabbage, turmeric, green chillies and water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles.
3. Switch off the flame and wait until the pressure go off.
4. Add the tamarind extract, salt and red chilli powder to the cooked lentils and combine.
5. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add little more water to adjust the consistency.
7. Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cumin seeds and let them splutter. 
8. When they stop popping, add the hing, red chilli and curry leaves and stir for a couple of seconds.
9. Pour this over the dal and combine.
10. Serve hot with rice or roti.