Cabbage Pappu Recipe - Andhra Cabbage Dal Recipe - South Indian Cabbage Recipes

Cabbage Dal Recipe is one of the easy and comfort dal recipes. Dal is also called as "Pappu" in Telugu language. Dal is a staple food in Indian homes and this Cabbage Pappu is from Andhra Cuisine.

If you are looking for more Dal Recipes then do check Chintakaya Pappu, Thotakura Kootu, Moong Dal Tadka, Spring Onion dal, Lemon Onion Dal, Moong Dal Spinach Dal, Dal Lucknowi and Tindora Dal.

Cabbage Pappu Recipe - Andhra Cabbage Dal Recipe

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

How to Make Cabbage dal Recipe. A simple and easy Andhra Dal made with cabbage and lentils. 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Andhra, Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ ½ cup Toor Dal
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Chopped Cabbage
• ▢ 2 cups Water
• ▢ Gooseberry size ball Tamarind
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• ▢ 2 – 3 Green Chillies
• ▢ 1 Dried Red Chilli
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Chana Dal
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Urad Dal
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon Hing
• ▢ 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Oil
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ Red Chilli Powder as needed

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Instructions

 

• Soak the tamarind in little water for some time and squeeze the extract out of it. Keep it aside.
• Put the rinsed toor dal, chopped cabbage, turmeric, green chillies and water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles.
• Switch off the flame and wait until the pressure goes off.
• Add the tamarind extract, salt and red chilli powder to the cooked lentils and combine.
• Let it cook for 5 minutes.
• Add little more water to adjust the consistency, if needed. 
• Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• When they stop popping, add the hing, red chilli and curry leaves and stir for a couple of seconds.
• Pour this over the dal and combine.
• Serve hot with rice or roti.

Nutrition values are estimates only.

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How to Make Cabbage Dal Recipe:

1. Soak the tamarind in water for sometime and squeeze the extract out of it. Keep it aside.
2. Put the rinsed toor dal, chopped cabbage, turmeric, green chillies and water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles.
3. Switch off the flame and wait until the pressure goes off.
4. Add the tamarind extract, salt and red chilli powder to the cooked lentils and combine.
5. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add little more water to adjust the consistency.
7. Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
8. When they stop popping, add the hing, red chilli and curry leaves and stir for a couple of seconds.
9. Pour this over the dal and combine.
10. Serve hot with rice or roti.