- Cabbage(finely chopped) - 2 cups
- Onion (finely chopped) - 1 nos
- Garlic paste-1/2 tsp
- Green chillies -3 nos
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Salt - As reqd
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Black gram(Uzhunnuparippu) - 1/2 tsp
- Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
- Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves(chopped) - 1 stem (optional)
- Dry red chilies - 2 nos (optional)
METHOD:
- Take finely chopped Cabbage in a large mixing bowl.
- Add garlic paste, enough salt,grated coconut, turmeric powder, black pepper powder and garam masala. If you like, you can add 1/4 tsp of meat masala also.
- Using your hand mix everything well.Keep it aside for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Splutter mustard seeds.
- Add black gram and allow it to become brown.
- Add dry red chilies and curry leaves.
- Now add chopped onion and sliced green chillies and saute well till onion becomes light brown.
- Add cabbage mix to the pan and saute well.
- Cover and cook for 5 mins on a low flame.
- Cook for another 5 mins on a very low flame, stir in between.
- You can off the flame when it is cooked well.
- You can serve Cabbage Thoran with rice item as side dish. **Don`t use water while preparing.
**Prepare on a low flame in a non stick pan.
