Cabbage Palya or Cabbage sidedish

Ever held a cabbage in your hands and wondered what you could make out of it? I have. Cabbage always gave me the shivers. And then, I learnt an easy and tasty recipe.

Ingredients

Half a cabbage - chopped
Oil - about 2 - 3 spoons
Mustard seeds - half a spoon
Urad dal - half a spoon
Dried red chillies - about 1 - 2
Green Chillies - about 2 slit into halves
Salt - to taste
Lime juice - a few drops
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Coriander leaves - a little
Shredded coconut - about 1 handful

Method

In a pan, take oil and heat it. Next add mustard seeds, urad dal and dried red chillies into this oil. Once mustard seeds start to splutter, add curry leaves and slit green chillies. After a few seconds, add chopped cabbage and stir it well.

Add salt and sugar to cabbage and continue to cook it on a medium flame. You can also sprinkle a little water and cover the pan with a lid. This will cook the cabbage in less time.

Once the cabbage is cooked, add shredded coconut and coriander. Stir well for a minute or two. Turn off the flame and add lime juice. Mix well.

P.S.: This dish can be served with rice and rasam.