Cabbage Chutney

Ingredients:

Cabbage 1/2 piece
Urad Dal 3/4 tsp
Dried Whole Red Chiles 2 – 3
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tsp

Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Broken Red Chiles 2
Asafoetida a Pinch
Curry Leaves 6
Oil 1 tsp

methods

Remove outer leaves and wash the cabbage.
Remove the hard end and roughly chop the cabbage.

Heat a pan on medium heat, roast urad dal until it turns light golden color and remove from heat.
Add few drops of oil in same pan, add broken red chiles and fry them for couple of seconds.
Grind urad dal and red chiles into fine powder using a spice blender.

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped cabbage and fry till cabbage turns light brown around the edges.
Once cooled to room temperature, grind the cabbage along with urad dal red chile powder and salt into somewhat coarse paste trying not to add any water.
Remove the cabbage chutney onto a bowl.

Heat oil in a small pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When urad dal changes color, add this tempering to above chutney bowl.
Serve cabbage chutney with steamed rice or with dosa etc…