Purple Cabbage - Muthira ( Horse Gram ) Thoran

Ingredients:

1/4 cup muthira / horse gram ( 1/2 cup cooked)

2 cups purple cabbage, shredded or chopped

1 small onion, chopped

3-4 green chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1 sprig curry leaves

salt to taste

2-3 tsp oil

Preparation:

1. Wash the horse gram and soak in water for 5-6 hours and pressure cook it adding enough water and salt for 4 whistles. Drain the water and keep it aside.
2. In a bowl, add chopped cabbage, onion, grated coconut, green chillies, turmeric powder and salt and mix well with your hands.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves.
4. Add the cabbage-coconut mixture, mix well and allow to cook it on low flame for 3 minutes.
5. Then add cooked horse gram into this and mix well and cook covered for 5 minutes at low flame, stirring occasionally.
6. Remove from heat and serve hot with rice…