South Indian Cabbage Dal, Cabbage Kootu

Ingredients

• 1/2 head cabbage about four cups chopped, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup pigeon peas
• pink lentils
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 15 curry leaves not sprigs but the individual leaves
• 3 tablespoons shredded coconut or ½ cup coconut milk, fresh or canned is good
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil divided
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon dal blackgram, udad dal
• 1 tablespoon chana dal Bengalgram dal
• 1 red chili pepper like arbol pepper or Kashmiri chili pepper, use more or less based on your tolerance for heat
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

Nutrition

• Calories : 120 calories
• Carbohydrate : 19 grams
• Fat : 2 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 6 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1.5 grams
• Sodium : 25 milligrams
• Sugar : 1 grams