Kadali Paruppu Muttakos kootu

INGREDIENTS:

Kadalai paruppu (Chana Dal) - 1/2cup
Cabbage - 1/2cup
Onion - 1/2
Tomato - 1
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt - as required
Sambar powder - 1/2sp
Cinnamon - a very small stick
Clove - 1
Mustard seed - 1/4sp
Curry leaves - few

TO GRIND:

Coconut - 4 to 5 sp
Garlic - 3

METHOD:

• Soak chana dal in water for 3 to 4 hrs and pressure cook it for 2 whistles and simmer it to 7 mins.
• Make sure that the chana dal is fully cooked but not smashed.
• Open and take the water of the dal to keep rasam in it.
• Grind the above coconut and garlic to a paste.
• In a kadai add oil and when heated add chopped onion and fry till it is brown. 
• Then add cabbage, tomato and cook till it is soft.
• Now add salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder, cooked chana dal and grinded paste.
• Close and let it boil for 8 to 10 mins so that all the ingredients get combined to cook well.
• Open and season it with mustard seeds, cinnamon, clove and curry leaves.

NOTE:

• We can also add ridge guard, snake guard instead of cabbage.
• But for this we have to grind 1/4sp cumin seed and 1small green chili along with coconut and garlic.
• Then we need not add cinnamon and clove to these snake guard and ridge guard veggies.