Main Course Rice Accompaniment:Cabbage Parpu

Cabbage Parpu

Ingredients:
Medium Size Cabbage....... Roughly chopped
Chana dal .............................. 1/2 cup

To Grind:
Grated coconut ............................. 3/4th cup
Cumin seeds .................................. 1 tsp
Green chillies ................................. 1- 2
Tamarind ....................................... small piece
Turmeric......................................... 1/2 tsp
Salt .................................................. to taste

Tempering:
Mustard seeds................................. 1 tsp
Curry leaves..................................... 1 sprig
Oil....................................................... 2 tsp

Method:

• Clean, wash and pressure cook the chana dal and chopped cabbage separately and set it aside
• Grind to a fine paste the coconut, cumin seeds, green chillies, tamarind, turmeric and salt with enough water, set it aside
  
• Pour the cooked dal in a vessel and mash it a little bit, add the cooked cabbage and a little water and mix well
• Simmer this mixture till it starts to boil, lower the flame
  
• In a skillet, heat 1 tsp oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves, once it starts to splutter, take it off the flame and pour it over the simmering cabbage - dal mixture and mix well
• Let this mixture boil for couple of seconds and take it off the flame
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
• Cabbage parpu is ready to serve. Goes well with rice, chapati, rotis