Cabbage Pappu - Lentils cooked with Cabbage

Dal is an everyday comfort meal in many Indian homes. This can be cooked in combination with most vegetables and greens, and one such combination is cabbage dal. Dal is a complete meal by itself when had with any carbohydrates (roti/rice), and cabbage added to this makes it even more balanced. This is so simple to cook like any other dal variant, and tastes delicious with roti or rice. Hope this variation comes on to your dinner table soon!!

Ingredients

1/2 cup tur dal

1 cup shredded cabbage

2 green chillies

1 tomato, chopped

salt to taste

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

a pinch of turmeric powder

Tempering:

1 tsp oil

3-4 garlic cloves. roughly chopped

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1 spring curry leaves

a pinch of asafetida

Method

• Rinse dal and soak for 15-20 min.
• In a pressure cooker add dal, cabbage, slit green chillies, chopped tomato, and cook for 4-5 whistles or until soft.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter, now add cumin seeds and allow crackling.
• Add asafoetida, chopped garlic, curry leaves, and sauté for a minute.
• Add the above tempering to the cooked dal along with red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, and mix well. 
• Set the consistency by adding little water and simmer for 5 min.
• Check the seasoning and switch off the flame.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.