Description
A flavorful cabbage chutney spiced with urad dal and tempered with mustard seeds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon split and husked black gram (white urad dal)
- 1 teaspoon Bengal gram lentil (chana dal)
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing) (skip for gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 2–3 whole Kashmiri dry red chili (stalks removed)
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon tamarind paste (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- 10–12 curry leaves
- 1–2 whole dry red chilies
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add urad dal, chana dal, asafetida, cumin seeds, and dry red chilies and saute until they turn slightly brown (50-60 seconds), stirring frequently.
- Add cabbage to the pan and mix well.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring a few times while cooking.
- Once the cabbage is cooked, remove the lid of the pan.
- Add salt and tamarind paste to the pan and saute for a minute.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool down completely.
- Transfer the mixture to the small jar of a blender along with ¼ cup water and grind to make a smooth chutney. Scrape the sides of the blender a few times while blending.
- Add some more water if the pachadi is thick for your liking.
- Check for salt and tamarind paste and add more if required.
- Transfer the chutney to a serving bowl.
- Heat oil in a small pan over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, and dry red chilies, and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
- Pour the tempering over the chutney and mix well. Serve.
Notes
- Tip – Save some tempering for garnishing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg