Cabbage dal

My kids love dal, but they don't like cabbage stir fry or any dish with cabbage. So one day I thought of adding cabbage in  dal and they didn't even realize that their favorite dal had cabbage in it. Whether you like cabbage or not, this dish takes dal to a different level. It can be served with rice or roti..a little ghee and papads on the side to go with rice makes it a yummy meal.

Ingredients

Toor dal or split moong dal - 1/2 cup

Onion - half of a medium sized, chopped fine

Shredded cabbage - 2 cups

Tomato - 1 small, chopped (optional)

For tempering

Oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Jeera/ Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry red chillies - 2

Curry leaves - a sprig

Garlic - 3 cloves crushed

Hing/asafetida - a generous pinch

Turmeric powder - 1/4 TSP

Chilly powder - 3/4 TSP

Chopped coriander leaves to garnish

Salt as needed

Preparation

1. Rinse and drain dal and pressure cook with 2 cups of water.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds followed by jeera. Add crushed garlic and saute till raw smell is gone. Add dry chillies, onion, curry leaves and hing.

3. Stir for a minute and add cabbage and spice powders.  Mix well and add tomato.

4. Stir fry for a minute. Add cooked dal and enough salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add water if needed to adjust consistency.

5. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves/cilantro.

Serve hot.