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Cabbage & Chana dal kurma

Cabbage and Bengal gram curry
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Servings: 3 People
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

To pressure cook

  • 2 cups cabbage - chopped
  • 5 tbsp chana dal/bengal gram
  • 1 large onion - chopped finely
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 - 1 1/4 tsp chilli powder
  • Salt - to taste

For grinding

  • 3 tbsp grated coconut
  • 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
  • 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 2-3 nos cloves

For seasoning

  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds - for seasoning

Instructions

  • Pressure cook chopped cabbage, chana dal, chopped onion, turmeric powder and chilli powder with salt and water required for the dal to cookot!
  • Grind coconut, cinnamon, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and cloves to a fine paste and this paste to the cooked dal and give it a boil.
  • Once the raw smell has gone and you have got the required consistency of the kurma, then season it with spluttered mustard and cumin seeds. Serve hot.