Cabbage Masala Dal

Toor Dal : ½ cup

Chopped Cabbage : 1 cup

Tomato : 1

Onion : 1

Tamarind : Gooseberry size ball

Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp

Chana Dal : ½ tsp

Curry Leaves : 1 sprig

Garlic Cloves : 2 or 3

Green Chillies : 3

Dried Red Chilli : 1

Red Chilli Powder : ½ tsp (Optional)

A big pinch of turmeric

Salt to taste

Oil : 1 tsp

Put the toor dal, chopped cabbage, chopped tomato, chopped onion, tamarind, green chillies and 1.5 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 3 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure go off. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a vessel. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and let them splutter. Add the garlic cloves, red chilli and curry leaves to it and fry for a few seconds. Now add the cabbage dal mixture, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric to it and cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve hot with roti or steamed rice, dollop of ghee and some papads.

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