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.