Cabbage Poriyal / Muttai Kose Poriyal
This is the simplest and easiest Poriyal we can make. If you need Poriyal in bulk quantity then muttaicose poriyal is the best option. You can cut big whole cabbage in 2-3 mins. In my grandpa’s house we used to have lots of get togethers during festivals and special occasions. So we had one standard cook for all those functions. More than cook he and his wife is almost like a relative to us. As for as I know we know them for 30 years. Now he is no more. Still I can remember him.His name is Dhandapani. When I was in my 5th grade we had one such occassion. I couldn’t recollect what it is. But for that my mom and her group started cutting vegetables ,some peeled onions etc. I too wanted to cut something that time but nobody allowed me. That time since I cried Dhandapani anna gave me one cabbage and asked me to cut. I started to take out the layers and started cutting. He saw that then he showed to how to cut cabbage easily. If you follow that method only one minute might be needed and your cutted/chopped cabbage almost will look like grated cabbage. I will try to attach the video ot atleast the photos.
He also told me that you you want a colorful look then you can add little carrots too. I will attach photos how to cut the carrots too (It should be like semicircle).
Ingredients:
1. Cabbage - 1/2 medium sized cabbage 2. Onion - 1/2 chopped finely 3. Green chillies - 4 4. Grated coconut - 2 tbsp 5. Turmeric powder - a pinch (optional) 6. Salt – to taste
1. Oil - 1 tsp 2. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp 3. Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp 4. Channa dal - 1/2 tsp 5. Curry leaves - few
Preparation:
1. Heat oil in pan. Add mustard seeds, channa dal ,urad dhal ,curry leaves and allow it to crackle.
2. Add onion and greenand aslo add a pinch of turmeric powder.
3. Then add cabbage and saute for 2mins. If needed sprinkle little water (do not add more water as cabbage will let our water by itself) and cook keeping lid closed until cabbage gets cooked and becomes soft.Add required salt. Most of the time you don’t need water to cook.
4. After few mins the water would have evaporated completely and the cabbage would have turned soft and dry.
5. Add grated coconut and turn of the stove.
Tips
1. If you don’t have coconut don’t worry you can leave the poriyal as it is.
2. Instead of coconut you can powder roastesd split channa dal (pottu kadalai/odacha kadalai/chutney dal) and you can add to poriyal.
