Cabbage curry recipe – Cabbage poriyal with moong dal – Muttaikose curry – Tamil Brahmin wedding style cabbage curry recipe
A very simple and protein-rich cabbage curry recipe with the addition of moong dal. Usually, moong dal is added to increase the volume of the veggies. Also, that will give a nice taste to the curry.
Usually, they add carrot, peas along with cabbage as it will give a nice volume to the curry. I remember my grandmother used to make this curry during my childhood days. Also in most Tamil Brahmin weddings, they used to serve this curry.
I have posted a few varieties of cabbage curry recipes in Jeyashris’s kitchen. You can check out, Kerela style cabbage thoran , North Indian style cabbage sabzi , Cabbage paruppu usili and Cabbage carrot peas poriyal
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- Soak the moong dal for 15 minutes.

- In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Slit the green chilis.
- Add the green chilis and curry leaves to the oil.

- Once the dal turns brown, add the chopped cabbage.
- Mix well and add the salt.
- Usually, cabbage gets cooked very fast.
- Sprinkle 2 tbsp of water and add the soaked moong dal.

- Let this cook in medium flame for 7-10 minutes.
- Stir well in between.
- The yellow moong dal will be slightly crunchy. Do not cook this till mushy.

- Once it is done, switch off the flame and add the coconut.

- Mix well.
- Cabbage curry is done.
- Serve with any gravy of your choice.

- You can cook this in coconut oil, it will enhance the taste.
- You can add ¼ tsp of turmeric powder to this cabbage curry.

Cabbage curry recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups finely chopped cabbage
- 4 tbsp yellow moong dal
- 3 tsp oil
- 2 green chilis
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- Few curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- 4 tbsp coconut
- Little water to sprinkle and cook
Instructions
- Soak the moong dal for 15 minutes.
- In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Slit the green chilis.
- Add the green chilis and curry leaves to the oil.
- Once the dal turns brown, add the chopped cabbage.
- Mix well and add the salt.
- Usually, cabbage gets cooked very fast.
- Sprinkle 2 tbsp of water and add the soaked moong dal.
- Let this cook in medium flame for 7-10 minutes.
- Stir well in between.
- The yellow moong dal will be slightly crunchy. Do not cook this till mushy.
- Once it is done, switch off the flame and add the coconut.
- Mix well.
- Cabbage curry is done.
- Serve with any gravy of your choice.