Cabbage in Yogurt

Cabbage in yogurt gravy or Cabbage Perugu Pachhadi ( in telugu )
This dish is originally from Tamil Nadu and is called Cabbage Mor Kootu in Tamil.
This is traditionally made with the usual green cabbage, however, I experimented with the red cabbage and that tasted good too. You can try both.

Cabbage Mor Kootu with red cabbage

Ingredients:

• Cabbage ( red or green ) - 1/2 a head
• Yogurt - 1 cup
• Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Green Chillies - 2-3 or to taste
• Cumin Seeds  -1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 1 spring
• Hing -  a pinch
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Salt -to taste
• Water - 1/2 cup

Cabbage Mor Kootu with green cabbage 

Directions: 

• Shred the cabbage into thin strips. 
• In a pan, cook the cabbage in little water and salt till tender. Do not overcook , We don't want it mushy.
• In the meanwhile, grind coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
• Add this ground mixture to the cooked cabbage and heat for another couple of minutes.
• Now for tempering, heat oil in a small pan, splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves and hing. Pour this tempering in the cabbage kootu. Mix well. Let it cool.
• Beat the yogurt. Mix the cabbage kootu with yogurt. Adjust salt.
• Serve with any rice item.