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Cabbage Kootu ( Know Your Green Leafy Vegetables)

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
To Be Ground To A Paste
1 1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp whole peppercorns (kalimirch)
2 tbsp chopped fresh coconut
Other Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chopped white cabbage
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
1 cup boiled yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)
2 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
45879 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp chopped green chillies
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
Method
- You can also make this recipe in a ‘quick fix’ manner, where you can skip the paste and instead add a few spoons of sambhar powder to the veggies and dal when they are being cooked and a few spoons of grated coconut to the seasoning.
- Combine the cabbage with ½ cup of water, turmeric powder and salt in a deep pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes or till the cabbage turns soft.
- Add the moong dal, mash lightly using the back of a spoon and simmer for a minute. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- When they crackle, add the chana dal and red chillies and stir till the chana dal turns pale golden brown.
- Add the curry leaves, green chillies, asafoetida and the ground paste and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add the dal cabbage mixture, mix well and simmer for 10 minutes on a low flame.
- Serve hot.
Cabbage Kootu ( Know Your Green Leafy Vegetables) recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 167 cal |
Protein | 8.3 g |
Carbohydrates | 20.6 g |
Fiber | 3.8 g |
Fat | 5.7 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 14.2 mg |
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southernspice
March 13, 2025, midnight
i liked the simplicity, the combination of spices and the speed with which I was able to make this dish. Its healthy and quite wholesome.

mpreethiram@gmail.in
March 13, 2025, midnight
do put coconut milk