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Cabbage pappu

Cabbage pappu (lentils) is a very popular south Indian dish.This is a nutritious dish as it is protein rich and cabbage is rich in calcium. This goes well with rice and ghee.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Chopped Cabbage
  • 3 Tbsp Split red gram
  • 4 Green Chillies slit and cut
  • 4-5 Clove of garlic cut in halves
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2-3 cups of water
  • For tempering:
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp Split black gram
  • 2 Red Chilli
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 3 tsp Oil

Method
 

  1. Take a vessel and on medium heat add oil, mustard seeds, split black gram. Fry until mustard seeds sputter.
  2. Add garlic cloves , red chillies and curry leaves. Fry for a minute.
  3. Add 2 cups of water, green chillies and red gram. cover and Cook until the lentils are almost cooked.
  4. Add the cabbage, turmeric powder and salt. Cover and cook the cabbage and lentils until done. If required add 1 cup of water and cook.
  5. Serve hot with Rice and ghee.