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Cabbage Rice | Muttaikos sadham

Cabbage Rice | Muttaikos sadham is a very very easy and tasty rice recipe which can be prepared in just 10 minutes. So it is always a boon to be prepared in the morning hurry burry.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: South Indian
Keyword: Cabbage Rice
Servings: 3
Author: Akila

Ingredients

  • Cabbage – 1 cup shredded
  • Cooked Rice – 2 cups
  • Oil – 2 to 3 tbsp
  • Mustard – little or 1/4 tsp
  • Urud dal – little or 1/4 tsp
  • Channa dal – 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli – 2 to 3
  • Curry leaves – little
  • Onion – 1 small chopped finely
  • Coriander leaves – little
  • Salt – as per taste

Instructions

  • Add 2 to 3 tbsp of oil. When it is hot add the mustard seeds, urud dal and cumin seeds.
  • To this add channa dal and fry till the lentils are slightly brown colour.
  • Now add the curry leaves and red chillies and fry for a min or two.
  • Fry till they becomes light brown.
  • Add onions now and sauté till it becomes translucent. May be for a 3 to 4 minutes.
  • When the onions are soft, add the shredded cabbage.
  • Add the required salt as per your family taste.
  • Slightly saute them for a minute or two. and cover and cook it for about 2 to 3 minutes only. If you cook more then the Cabbage becomes soft. For this recipe the cabbage should be little bit crunchy.
  • The cabbage gets cooked by its own water. So After 3 min, remove the cover and again saute it. Now add the rice.
  • Mix it well without breaking the rice.
  • Adjust the salt if needed.
  • Yummy Cabbage rice | Muttaikos Sadham is ready.