PURPLE CABBAGE /RED CABBAGE PORIYAL RECIPE

Is purple cabbage and red cabbage are the same ? I was thinking both are different. But after i googled i found some results saying both are same in nutrients, only colors are different.Usually i make poriyal always with white cabbage.This is the first time i bought purple cabbage and tried a poriyal recipe for rice.When i asked my friends to suggest me some recipes with it,all of them commonly said this cabbage tastes good only for salad.So i reserved half of it for salad and with a big question mark in my mind,i attempted this poriyal recipe with the remaining half.To my surprise,may be because of the masala i used ,it turned out super tasty and we loved it to the core.Sendhil hates cabbage(especially its smell) like anything.But he commented this cabbage poriyal is much tastier than the usual one.Even Raksha asked for more.Overall this was a hit recipe in my family..Friends,do try this recipe.I am sure u’ll also love it like us.

PURPLE CABBAGE PORIYAL

Purple/Red cabbage poriyal recipe - A very tasty accompaniment for rice

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Purple cabbage  OR Red cabbage - 2.5 cups Fresh peas – 2 tbsp Salt & water - as needed To grind Grated coconut - 3 tbsp Dhania/Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp Jeera/cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Red chillies – 2 nos Small onion – 2 nos To temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Channa dal - 1 tsp (optional) Curry leaves - few Big onion - 1 no(finely chopped) Green chilli – 1 no(slit)

METHOD

Grate cabbage or slice it thinly.Chop the big onions finely.Slit green chilli and set aside. In a kadai,heat oil and temper all the ingredients given above in the same order. After they splutter,add the  big onions,green chilli and curry leaves . After onions turn transparent,add cabbage and fresh peas.Add salt and saute for few minutes in medium flame.After they shrink,sprinkle some water,stir well.Close the kadai with a lid and cook for sometime.Stir in whenever required.Take care cabbage should not be burnt. In the mean time,grind the ingredients given under”to grind” without adding water.After 10 minutes,cabbage would be cooked well and soft. Add this ground ingredients to the cooked cabbage and stir well for few minutes till u get a nice aroma. Remove and serve.

NOTE

• U can use red cabbage in place of purple cabbage.
• I used fresh peas just to make it colorful.Its completely optional to use.
• U can also skip onions while sauting.

Enjoy this poriyal with sambar and rice.It tastes yummy !

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