Cabbage Masala Dal

Ingredients :

Toor Dal : 1/2 cup
Chopped Cabbage : 1 cup
Tomato : 1
Onion : 1
Tamarind : Gooseberry size ball
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Chana Dal : 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Garlic Cloves : 2 or 3
Green Chillies : 3
Dried Red Chilli : 1
Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp (Optional)
A big pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste
Oil : 1 tsp
Method :

Put the toor dal, chopped cabbage, chopped tomato, chopped onion, tamarind, green chillies and 1.5 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 3 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure go off. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a vessel. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and let them splutter. Add the garlic cloves, red chilli and curry leaves to it and fry for a few seconds. Now add the cabbage dal mixture, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric to it and cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve hot with roti or steamed rice, dollop of ghee and some papads.


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