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    Purple cabbage poriyal recipe

    Updated on June 26, 2022 by Raks Anand 53 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Purple cabbage poriyal is a south Indian fusion recipe with pasta added to it. This purple cabbage poriyal is really tasty and looks attractive too with macaroni in it.

    purple cabbage poriyal

    This is a recipe, I learnt from my mother-in-law and she learnt it from a TV show.

    This is a favorite dish 💖for all our family members. If I want to impress the guest coming for lunch, I will surely make this and they too have liked this so far👍.

    Purple cabbage and macaroni gives a nice volume,so really helps you out if you are cooking for more people! Give it a try and you all too will sure like it.

    Method

    1. Chop cabbage, boil it adding salt and once get cooked strain and keep a side.(or steam cook)
    steam or boil

    2. Boil macaroni in water with a teaspoon of oil added to it and cook for 8 minutes(or till done).

    Strain the macaroni once done and keep aside. You can also soak the macaroni for an hour in water (hot or plain water)

    And just drain it and add it to the poriyal lastly.

    mini macaroni

    3. Chop onion, green chilli, grate coconut and keep aside.Purple cabbage poriyal step 3

    4. Heat oil in kadai and add mustard,urad dal followed by curry leaves.

    Add onion,green chillies fry till onion turns transparent.Then add cabbage and fry for 2 minutes.

    stir fry

    5. Lastly add macaroni,mix well and then coconut and fry for a minute.

    6. Transfer to the serving dish,enjoy as an accompaniment for rice!!

    Purple cabbage poriyal

    Check out my cabbage vada recipe.

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    Purple cabbage poriyal recipe

    Purple cabbage poriyal is a south Indian fusion recipe with pasta added to it. This purple cabbage poriyal is really taste and looks attractive too with macaroni in it.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Fusion, Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes minutes
    Servings 4 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Purple Cabbage Chopped finely
    • β…› cup Macaroni tiny, easy cook works well
    • 3 Green chillies
    • 1 Onion
    • ΒΌ cup Grated coconut
    • Salt

    To temper:

    • Β½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 1 teaspoon Oil
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    Instructions

    • Chop cabbage, boil it adding salt and once get cooked strain and keep a side.(or steam cook)
    • Boil macaroni in water with a teaspoon of oil added to it and cook for 8 minutes(or till done).
    • Strain the macaroni once done and keep aside.
    • If using easy cook, you can also soak the macaroni for an hour in water (hot or plain water) and just drain it and add it to the poriyal lastly.
    • Chop onion,green chilli, grate coconut and keep aside.
    • Heat oil in kadai and add mustard, urad dal followed by curry leaves.
    • Add onion, green chillies fry till onion turns transparent. Then add cabbage and fry for 2 minutes.
    • Lastly add macaroni,mix well and then coconut and fry for a minute.
    • Transfer to the serving dish,enjoy as an accompaniment for rice!!

    Notes

    • Easy cook macaroni are desi brands, thickness of which is less and gets cooked fast. If using those, you can soak for an hour and add as such while your stir fry. It gets cooked.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. LG

      February 26, 2009 at 12:41 pm

      cabbage and macaroni poriyal..is a creative dish indeed. I never thought of it! Congratulations on all those well deserved awards and thank you soo much for thinking of me πŸ™‚

      Reply
    2. jeyashrisuresh

      February 26, 2009 at 12:45 pm

      wow nice colour .i once made this purple cabbage. it tastes very different.Will try with macroni.i know the purple one is very good for health.congrats on ur awards

      Reply
    3. Malar Gandhi

      February 26, 2009 at 1:00 pm

      Macaroni and purple cabbage poryal sounds very innovative. Bet it tasted good. Love the combination, a must try one.

      Thanks for thinking my name dear, I am honoured to have it from you, the great chef! Congrats on all the awards. You deserve more and more...

      Reply
    4. jayasri

      February 26, 2009 at 1:04 pm

      hi, raji, thank u so much for the award, I do not really deserve it, with such wonderful bloggers around the world, with awesome photographs & delectable cooking....make me try each & every recipe in everybody's blog...oh! Thank u again...don't laugh i do not know how to collect it u have to teach me...& the cabbage god!! i just like eating it like that, photography as usually maathodsohangilla!!!, must try this..

      Reply
    5. Asha

      February 26, 2009 at 1:39 pm

      OMG!! That is a gorgeous color and dish. Making me buy a purple cabbage now! :))

      Reply
    6. Vicky Xavier.

      February 26, 2009 at 1:57 pm

      This is very innovative. May be I can make a lot and have it for dinner itself. Your poriyal looks yummy.
      congrats on all your awards dear.

      Reply
    7. Sujatha

      February 26, 2009 at 2:16 pm

      thanks so much raji for passing me the award!

      Cabbage and Macaroni sounds so interesting and unique!

      Reply
    8. vidhas

      February 26, 2009 at 3:26 pm

      Raji, purple cabbage and macaroni receipe is awesome. Nice idea for stuffing the veg to my kids. very creative, Step by step procedure is super. great clicks.the emoticons are super. Congrats on the awards, you deserve it. Thanks for thinking me too πŸ™‚

      Reply
    9. Varsha Vipins

      February 26, 2009 at 4:16 pm

      woww..wat a color da..looks so attractive n yummy..:)
      Thanks so much for the award..:)

      Reply
    10. Superchef

      February 26, 2009 at 5:07 pm

      congrats on all those awards, dear!! πŸ™‚ n this poriyal with purple cabbage and macaroni is simply superb..ive been thinking of what to do with some purple cabbage that i have in my fridge (other than slaw!! )thanks for the recipe! πŸ™‚

      Reply
    11. Archy

      February 26, 2009 at 5:46 pm

      Cabbage an macaroni.. looks so colorful !! Hey, congrats on ur award.. enjoy !!

      Reply
    12. Premyscakes

      February 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm

      I will not consider this as poriyal, will take it as a full meal. I really enjoy your step by step instructions, very helpful to follow it.

      By the way Thank you soo.......... much for your wonderful award to my blog. Feeling good.
      Cheers.

      Reply
    13. Vibaas

      February 26, 2009 at 6:15 pm

      Congrats on all your well deserved awards, dear! Thanks for thinking of me, i feel honored.

      This recipe is quite interesting. I gotto try this. The pic of the purple cabbage looks soooo beautiful πŸ™‚

      Reply
    14. Rathna

      February 26, 2009 at 6:19 pm

      Cabbage with Macoroni is something new to me. I guess we can just eat it of a bowl πŸ™‚

      Reply
    15. Priya

      February 26, 2009 at 9:53 pm

      Cant believe, macaroni n cabbage togther as poriyal, quite interesting never ever thought of this combination!!

      Reply
    16. Priya

      February 26, 2009 at 9:53 pm

      BTW congrats on ur awards Dear, wish u more n more in future!!

      Reply
    17. Ashwini

      February 27, 2009 at 2:38 am

      Wow very creative and colorful looking dish..Congratulations on all your awards..

      Reply
    18. Maya

      February 27, 2009 at 2:49 am

      Cabbage and macaroni subji?? That is soo cool and looks very good too..Thanx to your MIL.

      Reply
    19. easycrafts

      February 27, 2009 at 2:56 am

      Congrats dear..your blog is featured in times of india delhi edition supplement Whats hot today (you could check out the e-paper online)

      Reply
    20. Vij

      February 27, 2009 at 4:05 am

      Cabbage n macroni-interesting combo!!! looks gorgeous.lovely pic too.
      Thanks a lot for the award dear! Really sweet of u to think abou me. Congrats to u as well for the awards.

      Reply
    21. Daily Meals

      February 27, 2009 at 7:22 am

      Colourful and innovative recipe...

      Reply
    22. Sia

      February 27, 2009 at 10:19 am

      Raks, that looks gorgeous. what a contasting colours!

      Reply
    23. Jaishree

      February 27, 2009 at 12:20 pm

      Purple cabbage and macaroni receipe is awesome. Congrats on all your awards, Thanks for thinking my name dear, I am honoured to have it from you.

      Reply
    24. Ramya Bala

      February 27, 2009 at 2:42 pm

      This is very innovative...I just now couple of recipes with this red cabbage..COngrats on ur awards Raji

      Reply
    25. A_and_N

      February 27, 2009 at 3:46 pm

      Very creative! Truly a unique combination. I loved the pic of the purple cabbage. Lovely one πŸ™‚

      Reply
    26. Nithya Praveen

      February 27, 2009 at 3:51 pm

      This is something never heard of,wow worth trying this.A very unique combo,lovely idea.Looks wonderful and colorful too:)

      Reply
    27. Laavanya

      February 27, 2009 at 7:09 pm

      I typically make a poriyal too with this purple cabbage (which my daughter thought was a giant raisin when she was younger :D) The macaroni must add an interesting texture.. do you typically serve this with rice?

      Reply
    28. Laavanya

      February 27, 2009 at 7:10 pm

      Sorry, i just saw that you've mentioned that you serve with rice... so pls ignore my qn.

      Reply
    29. Chandrashekar R. Gaajula

      February 27, 2009 at 7:39 pm

      Great looking poriyal. I can't believe I am salivating while leaving this comment.

      I also have to commend you on the wonderful photographs you have taken with great attention to lighting and composing. May I know what lens you use?

      Reply
    30. DEESHA

      February 28, 2009 at 6:33 am

      wow such a different recipe .. must be filling

      Reply
    31. Sushma

      February 28, 2009 at 7:57 am

      very innovative dish, macaroni + coconut is very interesting part here. Congratulations on all those awards.

      Reply
    32. TBC

      March 01, 2009 at 3:15 am

      Oh my! That's very very clever of you to combine cabbage and pasta!

      And the chutney (from the earlier post) is such a brilliant shade of green.:)

      Reply
    33. Bharathy

      March 01, 2009 at 1:42 pm

      Tantataaang..idho vanthuttomla ;)!!

      Romba pudhumayana dish :)!..
      Interesting combo!..

      P.S-orkutle pathen..add panna mudiyale..nalla pootti vechinga ;)..e mail ID kekkuthu, poottu thorakka....kedakkuma madam?? πŸ˜‰

      Reply
    34. Bharathy

      March 01, 2009 at 1:43 pm

      BTW...enjoy your Lovely Awards :)!!

      Reply
    35. Madhu's cooking gallery

      March 01, 2009 at 8:57 pm

      macaroni poriya Wow! totally new to me..nice color with the purple cabbage!
      Great presentation! too good!

      Reply
    36. Cham

      March 01, 2009 at 11:39 pm

      Wowow What a color combination. Sounds like a meal for me! I am impressed too...Congrats on ur awards.

      Reply
    37. Bhawna

      March 02, 2009 at 2:52 am

      Different Recipe and nice color combination. I'm sure it comes out really tasty.

      Reply
    38. Jaishree

      March 02, 2009 at 7:40 am

      Hi Raaji,I have something for u in my blog. Pls accept!

      Reply
    39. vidhas

      March 02, 2009 at 8:34 am

      Hey Raji, come and accept something is waiting for you.

      Reply
    40. SriLekha

      March 02, 2009 at 11:16 am

      looks too good!
      congrats on ur wards!

      Reply
    41. Adlak's tiny world

      March 02, 2009 at 4:47 pm

      very innovative and colorful kalakal raji... congrats for those lovely awards.

      Reply
    42. priar's,

      March 02, 2009 at 9:51 pm

      Hi,
      new combination of gabbage and macroni...sounds new to me...congrats dear ...u deserve it

      Reply
    43. Cynthia

      March 05, 2009 at 12:17 am

      Congrats on all your awards!

      Reply
    44. Anonymous

      March 09, 2009 at 1:46 pm

      I would never have thought of combining cabbage with macaroni - what an innovative idea!
      Will definitely try this out soon - thanks for the recipe and Congrats on your awards!

      Reply
    45. Gita's Kitchen

      March 10, 2009 at 8:51 pm

      Wow macaroni with an Indian twist..love it...a healthy one too with purple cabbage and cocnut..I should try this recipe soon. Please trail back to my blog. I have something waiting for you πŸ™‚

      Reply
    46. Vibaas

      March 12, 2009 at 3:48 am

      Have something for you, dear πŸ™‚

      http://vibaas-world.blogspot.com/2009/03/potato-sandwich-and-awards.html

      Romba naal aachu...waiting for your yummy posts πŸ™‚

      Reply
    47. vidhas

      March 13, 2009 at 6:10 am

      Hey Raji, Where are you Gal? Something is waiting for you, come and grab !!

      Reply
    48. rekhas kitchen

      March 15, 2009 at 9:13 am

      that a different recipe looks so beautiful nice color

      Reply
    49. Vini

      January 10, 2013 at 12:00 pm

      tried this and liked it very much πŸ™‚ I've never bought purple cabbage so far reason being not knowing how to cook it..hereafter it is going to be a staple in my fridge πŸ™‚

      Reply
    50. Sangeetha

      June 28, 2013 at 7:40 am

      Interesting....What does this dish go with? The usual sambar/rasam/thogaiyal? I'm not sure...very confused! Will it taste like sundal? (I'm a visitor from chennai and just going through your recipes)

      Reply
    51. Raks anand

      June 28, 2013 at 7:44 am

      As the name says its just like poriyal, so serve as accompaniment for sambar rice or any kuzhambu or rasam πŸ™‚

      Reply
    52. Imrah

      May 09, 2017 at 1:04 am

      Very creative indeed.. Thanks for all ur recipes..i dont know why but whenever i search for any recipes,i usually type raks kitchen after that..i think your description before the recipes is what i love most,,and ofcourse those clear stepwise pictures too..

      Reply
    53. Raks anand

      May 09, 2017 at 11:26 am

      Thanks a lot πŸ™‚

      Reply

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