Cabbage kootu is a south Indian staple with moong dal, coconut, green chilli and small onion, cumin seeds as ingredients. My mom makes cabbage kootu this way - white, flavorful, simple and easy. Let's see how to make it easily.
We also call this as Muttaikose kootu in Tamil.
This is quite different, I have seen only mom makes this way, MIL makes it yellow with sambar powder and chana dal in it.
I love it both ways, still like moms the best 🙂 It's so flavorful, the grinding part makes it smell great! I simply love this kootu with rice and ghee. Perfect as accompaniment for vatral kuzhambu and puli kuzhambu!
Ingredients
Why I love this
- It is so different from the yellow kootu and tastes similar to avial because of the coconut paste, coconut oil.
- Small onions add an excellent flavor.
- Super quick, healthy, wholesome!
Pressure cooker kootu
- Take a small pressure cooker firstly and add moong dal to it. Then, top it with chopped cabbage and sprinkle salt over it. After that, add 1 cup water over it.
2. Pressure cook for just one whistle in medium flame. Meanwhile let's grind the coconut mixture.
Firstly grind coconut, chilli with ¼ cup water to a smooth paste.
3. After that, add small onion, cumin and grind coarsely.
4. By now the pressure cooker work done. Open the lid once pressure is released naturally. Mix well and add ground paste to it, once again mix well.
Bring to boil brisk and switch off the flame. Finally add some fresh curry leaves and a drizzle of coconut oil if desired for extra flavor.
Lastly, temper by heating a teaspoon of oil. Splutter mustard, then add urad dal and give it a roast, curry leaves and mix to kootu.
Pressure cooker cabbage kootu is ready!
Variations
- Instead of green chilli, you can cook with turmeric and sambar powder.
- Also you can swap moong dal with chana dal. Soak 1 hour prior cooking.
Stepwise images
Stove top version
- First cook the chopped cabbage with 1 & ¼ cups of water, salt till done.
2. After that, add the cooked mashed moong dal and stir well.
3. Grind coconut, green chilli, with little water firstly to a smooth paste, then add small onion, cumin seeds and grind coarsely. Add to kootu.
4. Bring to boil and mix well. Take care not to leave it as such while it boils, as it gets burnt in the bottom if left unattended for a while, so keep stirring.
5. Lastly temper with the items in the " tempering table”and mix well.
Mix well and serve as an accompaniment for rice,usually we make this for vatral kuzhambu.(also for kara kuzhambu and puli kuzhambu)
Recipe card
Cabbage kootu recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cabbage chopped
- ¼ cup Moong dal paasi paruppu
- Salt
To grind
- ¼ cup Coconut You can double the quantity for white results
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 Small onion
- 2 Green chilies
- ¼ teaspoon Rice flour
To temper
- 1 teaspoon Coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- First cook the chopped cabbage with 1 & ¼ cups of water, salt till done.
- Add the cooked mashed moong dal and stir well.
- Grind the ingredients under “To Grind” and stir in to the cooked cabbage.
- Bring to boil and mix well.
- Take care not to leave it as such while it boils, as it gets burnt in the bottom if left unattended for a while, so keep stirring.
- Lastly temper with the items in the "tempering table”and mix well.
Video
Notes
- For white kootu, use less dal, more coconut. Also use getti kose which is whiter and firm.
- You can adjust dal and cabbage quantity as per your need. I like more veggie and less dal but you can add more if you want to.
sangeetaskitchen
raji i am first......super clicks, thanks for the recipe
Pari
This looks very tempting at the same time very easy to make. Must try it to confirm.
Happy cook
Never had cabbage like this only had thoran.
Chitra
Awesome pics, looks nice 🙂
jeyashrisuresh
absolutely different from the way i make. will try ur version.Nice presentation.
rekhas kitchen
wow so tempting recipe and pic. I too make almost the same way looks great yum.
Priya
Delicious cabbage kootu..I have already voted for u dear..u deserve it..
Prathibha
Nice n yummy kootu dear..:)
that would be perfect combo with hot rice.:)
LG
Tempting pictures dear. Kootu looks delicious.
Kitchen Flavours
Very new to me...looks extremely yum....
Kayal
Very new to me. Will try next time. You always have nice clicks.
Shaista Tabrez
wow..new to me..looks awesome
Shobana senthilkumar
Hi raji,
new recipe with cabbage:)thx for sharing..
Parita
Lovely click 🙂
n33ma
Such a professional looking click!
Suparna
hey raji,
Yummmy dish and classy click 🙂 beautiful recipe presentation, keep them coming 🙂
TC
Sailaja Damodaran
Nice photo....Recipe looks simple & neat
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Nice side dish..yumm..nice pic as well
Nithya
Nice recipe and amazing clicks. I love the red background. Looks brilliant. 🙂
Priti
Kootu looks delish...Pls collect your award from my blog
Mythreyi Dilip
Picture is really inviting, makes me hungry!
Cham
Pretty like snow, very different ur recipe!
Home Cooked Oriya Food
looks so refreshing...
Hema
Lovely kootu and awesome shot as usual.. Pls collect ur award from my blog dear
Vibaas
raji, i make it the same way, but you make it look yummier 🙂
also, i am probably very late in commenting about your blog header. looks too good 🙂
Sushma Mallya
Lovely pic....Nice recipe...thanks for sharing raks
Uma
yummy kootu! looks heavenly 🙂
Nags
my version is very different! gotta try yours. TH loves koos 😀
sowmya.s
looks nice..i make it...quite very similar..
LORANDI
Small onions in Kootu is a surprise element. Gotta try this !
my kitchen
Hi raji,
Simple and yummy recipe.Thanks for new recipe.you can visit my blog, view all recipes and give ur comments
Geetha Achal
முட்டைகோஸ் கூட்டு சூப்பராக இருக்கு....
En Samaiyal
Mmm this sounds Diff to me..nice click..
Gita
This is a new kootu to me...nice white color...I have to try it with vathakozumbu like you said 🙂
Velva
What an interesting flavor combination! Looks delicious.
jayasri
kootu looks so yummy, never tried with cabbage, lovely pics too..
Pavithra
Looks so good and yummy .. I too do same like this.. perfect for lunch. Delicious looking.
Varsha Vipins
yuummm..never had an idea that cabbage could be made in similar way like for our pachadi..but dal is an extra addition..wanna try this sometime..:)
Sireesha
Looks fabulous and superb...
Dibs
Yummy! I love any dish where you add ground coconut and chillies - it really makes the dish exotic!
Duchess of Tea
Darling, this dish looks fantastically delicious. I will try it, hope mine comes out good. Wish me luck. Thanks for sharing
Love & Hugs
Duchess ♥♥♥
rinkubala
kootu looks so yummy.will try soon.
Valarmathi
Different one, picture looks so inviting. nice click.
Ammu Madhu
i lve cabbage kootu..i usually eat his kootu with thengai thkayal..ahhhh..thanks for this wonderful recipe..
cheers,
ammu,
indhu
oohh.. this is yummy... its one of my favourites and I make it atleast once a week... sometimes I just have it like soup 🙂
- Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)
Priya Narasimhan
pictures are too good..including the step by step ones..nice recipe too.
priya
hi,
first time here,,,,u have a very nice blog...yummy recipes...if u get time, do visit my blog!!
Home Cooked Oriya Food
Saw your interview with EC... It was lovely...
Shri
Looks very yummy!Always made the cabbage dry curry..totally new to me!
Raje
Hi First time here. You have a wonderful space. Kootu is very tempting. Lovely pics
Sree vidya
Yummy
Cabbage kootu is my all time fav dish.Looks great
Soma
So easy to make & rice flour is something i have never used in cooking this way. beautiful pictures like always.
Soma(www.ecurry.com)
sanjan
Hi RaksI have made cabbage kootu following my mom's recipe but i have never eaten the way you have made . i tried today evening for dinner and came out really well. it was very tasty and went well with rice and pudhina thogayal. thanks again.
Baabi
My husband and son hate cabbages . I tried this recipe with some left over cabbage and they both loved it, thanks Raks.
sakthi velan
Evry dishes I love it And taste it but I except videos then its very helpful for me
Shruti Sudish
why we are adding rice flour in this or it is necessary to add
Raks anand
It gives a homogeneous texture (thickens) as well as a nice subtle taste.