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November 04, 2012

Cabbage-Chana dal Curry

For day 3 of BM# 22, Cooking with Chickpeas, I have a dish that uses Chana dal, Senagapappu (in telugu).  My mom made this curry with cabbage, but this can be made with green beans, cluster beans or even spinach. A very healthy and delicious side dish for rice or roti.

Ingredients:
Cabbage - 4 cups, finely chopped
Chana dal - ½ cup
Green chilies - 3, slit
Coconut, grated - 2tbsp (fresh or frozen)
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Dry red chilies - 2
Curry leaves - 6-8
Salt - to taste

Method:
  • Pressure cook chana dal for 1-2 whistles or until cooked but still intact (dal should not turn mushy for a dry curry). Keep aside.
  • Heat 2tsp oil in a saute pan, add the seeds and once they start to splutter  add the green chilies and cabbage. Cover and cook until cabbage is cooked through and tender, about 10-12 minutes.
  • Next add the cooked dal, grated coconut and salt. Cook for another minute and serve.
This is a very quick curry to make. The only time consuming part is chopping cabbage.

Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up for BM# 22.

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9 comments:

  1. Adding cabbage to chana dal brings a different to dish. Good one.

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  2. Serve me this curry with a bowl of rice and hot piping rasam,i can have it even everyday.

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  3. simple and very homey dish!! love the combination of cabbage and channa dal!
    Sowmya
    Ongoing Event - CWF - Whole Wheat Flour

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  4. One of my favorite....looks yummy....

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  5. i think cabbage is an under appreciated vegetable - I would def. have this any time

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  6. not sure whether I understand it clearly, but i guess u used chickpeas and not bengal gram right? either ways the cabbage side dish looks fabulously tempting

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  7. Very delicious pictures pavani..so crisp and clear..

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