Cabbage channa dal fry with chapathi:

Ingredients:

1 medium cabbage

1/2 cup channa dal soaked overnight

1/2 onion chopped

4 green chillies slit lengthwise

10 sprigs of coriander leaves chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

4 curry leaves

1 tsp jeera

1  tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp turmeric

Pinch of fenugreek powder

1/2 tbsp red chilli powder

Salt to taste

10 tsp oil

My simple lunch

Method:

• Heat the oil.
• Add jeera and mustard seeds.
• After the splutter, add onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
• Fry until onion becomes little bit translucent (about 1-2 mts).
• Add turmeric and channa dal.
• Fry channa dal until it becomes little bit brown (3-4 mts).
• Add cabbage, fry for a minute and add salt.
• Keep the lid on and cook on little less than medium heat.
• It takes approximately 20-25 mts for the cabbage to cook.
• Add chilli powder and pinch of methi powder and keep on the stove for 10 mts.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy.
• I enjoyed mine with hot chapathis.

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Coming to today’s recipe “Cabbage black channa fry” , there is story behind this. My husband hates cabbage. I tried different recipes but all in vain. One day I remembered my mom used to make cabbage this way so that we will eat it. So i thought i will give it a try with my husband. Now he loves to eat cabbage. Here goes my mom’s recipe:

Ingredients:

1 medium cabbage cut into small pieces (not too small)

1 cup black channa soaked overnight and boiled with some salt

1/2 onion cut into small pieces

2-3 small green chillies slit lengthwise

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

4-5 sprigs of coriander leaves chopped

1/2 tsp jeera

1/4 tsp turmeric

1 tbsp chilli powder (adjust if u want more or less)

Salt according to your taste

8 tbsp of oil

Cabbage black channa curry

 Method:

• Heat the oil.
• Add jeera, onions and chilles.
• Fry until onion becomes translucent.
• Add turmeric and mix everything once.
• Add channa and fry for 2 mts.
• Add cabbage and fry for a minute.
• Add salt and cover the vessel.
• Cabbage takes app 20 mts on little less than medium heat.
• Mix every 2 mts and make sure it does not burn.
• After 20 mts add chilli powder and keep for another 5 mts.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• I usually serve it  with hot chapatis.
• ENJOY………………..

© Aparna